{"product_id":"book-k3lz","title":"Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5","description":"In this much anticipated follow-up to their groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003eShifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom,\u003c\/i\u003e authors Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, together with co-author Katie Cunningham, extend the conversation in \u003ci\u003eShifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom.\u003c\/i\u003e This new text is built in mind specifically for grades 3-5 teachers around best practices for the intermediate classroom. \u003ci\u003eShifting the Balance \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces six more shifts across individual chapters that:\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eZoom in on a common (but not-as helpful-as-we-had-hoped) practice to reconsider\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUntangle a number of “misunderstandings” that have likely contributed to the use of the common practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePropose a more science-aligned shift to the current practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide solid scientific research to support the revised practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffer a collection of high-leverage, easy-to-implement instructional routines to support the shift to more brain-friendly instruction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors offer a refreshing approach that is respectful, accessible, and practical – grounded in an earnest commitment to building a bridge between research and classroom practice. As with the first \u003ci\u003eShifting the Balance,\u003c\/i\u003e they aim to keep students at the forefront of reading instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This audiobook is skillfully narrated by Liz Morey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397584822576,"sku":"BDk3lz","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/686647-k3lz-Square.jpg?v=1746655533","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k3lz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}