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Shifting the Balance: Six Ways to Bring the Science of Reading Alive for Beginning or Struggling Readers

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Last Date to Register: 3/23/2023 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 3/23/2023 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 7
Agency Contact: Sarkis Wentland
Agency Assistant: Charla Meyer 920-619-3330
Location: Blue Harbor Resort
725 Blue Harbor Dr
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Facility: Blue Harbor Resort
Date/Time:
4/12/2023 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Shifting the Balance by Learning Services

If you are a teacher, coach, or school leader who wants to make sure daily practices are actually making it easier, not harder for children to learn, this day of learning is for you. In this workshop led by Jan Burkins & Kari Yates, based on the groundbreaking book Shifting the Balance, you’ll be invited to take an honest second look at current literacy practices, bravely considering the question, “What needs to shift?” Jan and Kari will unpack the why and the how behind six critical shifts, aligning current practices with the brain science. You will leave with practical and powerful instructional moves you can make starting tomorrow! Ready to learn, reflect, and have some fun along the way? We hope you’ll join us. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE 

Grade K-2 classroom teachers, Literacy Coaches, Special Education Teachers, Reading Interventionists, Principals, District Leader

DESIRED OUTCOMES 

Participants will . . . 

1. Explore common misunderstandings about early literacy instruction and their implications.

2. Discover both the why and the how for more science-aligned teaching structures for beginning readers. 

3. Reflect on current practices for early literacy instruction, identifying those to elevate, those to refine, and those to replace with more brain-friendly alternatives. 

a. Rethinking how reading comprehension begins 

b. Recommitting to phonemic awareness instruction 

c. Reimagining the way we teach phonics 

d. Revising high-frequency word instruction 

e. Reinventing the ways we prompt readers 

f. Reconsiding texts for beginning readers 

4. Understand the Four Part Processing Model (Adams 1990; Sedenberg & McClelland 1989), Simple View of Reading (Gough and Tunmer, 1986) and orthographic mapping (Ehri 2014) the roles they play in how the brian learns to read. 

5. Learn high-leverage instructional routines that will make learning to read easier - not harder - for children.

Kari Yates 

Kari Yates is an author, speaker, consultant and staff developer with a passion for helping busy literacy educators thrive. Her experiences include classroom teacher, special education, Reading Recovery teacher, elementary principal and district administrator. Kari is also the author of Simple Starts: Making the Move to a Reader-Centered Classroom (Heinemann, 2015) and co-author of To Know and Nurture a Reader (Stenhouse Publishing, 2018) and the groundbreaking new text, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (Stenhouse, 2021). 

Jan Burkins 

Dr. Jan Burkins is a full-time consultant and author of five books for literacy educators. Her latest book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, is co-authored with Kari Yates.With more than 30 years of experience in education, Jan’s favorite work is conducting literacy audits for schools, where she works with schools and district leaders to determine their next steps for making learning to read easier for the children they support. 

Please bring your digital device to view and download. You may want to download The Six Commitments and have it available on your device and/or bring a hard copy (not a requirement).

https://thesixshifts.com/downloads/

CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations must be faxed (920-492-5965) or e-mailed to the PERSON LISTED AS THE EVENT CONTACT five (5) working days prior to the date of the event unless other cancellation information is noted in the specific event. We are unable to provide refunds for no-shows. DIETARY ACCOMMODATIONS: Due to varied dietary restrictions, CESA 7 cannot guarantee that all special dietary accommodations can be met. CESA 7 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary restrictions with advance notice, but please plan accordingly. PHOTO/VIDEO: During my attendance at this event, I authorize CESA 7 to record on photograph, film, videotape, or otherwise, my name, likeness, image, voice, and performance. My name, likeness, voice, and excerpts of the recordings may be used for training, publicizing, and promoting. To opt out of the image release, attendees must notify the contact person for this event.