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The current emphasis on the body of research known as the Science of Reading has renewed the reading wars and raised challenging questions for balanced literacy teachers about the best way to teach reading Instead of fueling the debate Jan Burkins and Kari Yates have immersed themselves in the research and produced this concise and practical guide to integrating effective reading strategies from each perspective Each chapter ofShifting the Balancefocuses on one of the six simple and scientifically sounds shifts reading teachers can make to strengthen their approach to early reading instruction in these areasReading ComprehensionPhonemic AwarenessPhonicsHighFrequency WordsCueing SystemsText SelectionPRACTICAL INSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY GRADESWhether your students are just learning to read or building more advanced reading comprehensive skillsShifting the Balanceis designed to help teachers meet the instructional needs of K2 studentsSIX MANAGAEABLE SHIFTSEach chapter focuses on a key shift that helps educators understand common misconceptions and adjust their thinking around some common instructional practices that teachers have been using for decadesEVIDENCEBASED INSTRUCTION Jan and Kari offer busy educators a blueprint for integrating finding from brain research cognitive science and child development into their daily instruction while keeping meaningful experiences with books a priorityCLASSROOM APPLICATIONSShifting the Balanceis full of sample activities and classroom vignettes that paint a picture of what these shifts look like in action with roomful of learnersThe book has already helped countless educators by taking the guesswork out of how to blend best practices with the latest research while keeping students at the forefront of reading instruction Weve written this book to support you in making sound decisions anchored in the best of science the truth of responsiveness and a relentless focus on providing all children learning experiences saturated with meaning the authors write. .  .                                                   . Balance . Think of the scale. . When objects are of equal weight, they are in balance. . Symmetrical Balance . St. Thomas More High School. Drew Cordell, Math Mike Fricke, Science . Kevin Gleeson, . History Mike Greuel, Theology . Mary Burke, Academic Dean. www.tmore.org. 2014 Catholic Educator’s Convention, . Positive and Negative Relationships. Chapter 5, from D. Easley and J. Kleinberg book. Structural Balance. Initially, a complete graph (or . clique): . every edge either + or -. Let us first look at individual triangles. Presented by. :. Beth Rash, . Leia. Beale and . Andrea Hsu. Elizabeth Lane Elementary. 9-27-2012. Balanced Literacy. The components~. Reader’s Workshop. : 45 minutes to 1 hour time frame. Word Study. at . Holbrook Academy. In order to embed Literacy in learning at classroom level we must all embrace the principle that Literacy is not an add-on, adjunct or afterthought to subject learning; it is . Which one are you?. Why discuss literacy?. . Researchers have found that students learn science better when they write about their thinking and that the act of writing may force integration of new ideas and relationships with prior knowledge. . Presented by: . Dr. . Brandee. Ramirez. Please access TodaysMeet.... todaysmeet.com/. FETCblt. Please . share:. Name. Twitter handle. Favorite Number. Brandee Ramirez. @bramireztusd. brandee@educators.coop. . Processes & Perspectives on Learning and Leading. Matthew Hall. Kristin . Rainville. Nancy . Shanklin. Kedra. Gamble. nancy.shanklin@ucdenver.edu. Kristin . Rainville. k. njgamble@gmail.com. matthew.hall78@gmail.com. Timothy Shanahan. Cynthia Shanahan. University of Illinois at Chicago. www.shanahanonliteracy.com. Disciplinary Literacy. Is emphasized in the Common Core State Standards, but also in the standards of non-CCSS states (e.g., Indiana, Texas). Develop and select strategies to foster a safe learning environment.. Reflect on the relationship between literacy and power.. Consider ways to encourage students to notice and appropriate others’ ways of reading.. How I Look At our Work…. Objectives. . Distinguish between (1) meaning, structure, and visual cues used during reading and between (2) top-down and bottom-up models of reading. Analyze the levels of support within the 3 components of a balanced literacy framework and its connection with common core state standards. Dr. Juan-Carlos Aguilar. Science Program Manager. Georgia Department of Education. Three Dimensionality of the Science Georgia Standards of Excellence . How Science Instruction Looks Like. What does it look like when assessment is done well in the classroom?. American Chemical Society. 1. Climate. Science. in the. Classroom. Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate Science . in . the Classroom. American Chemical Society. 2. 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