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Reconsidering How Knowledge Impacts Comprehension, Grades 3-5
FromThe Six Shifts
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this podcast, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance book introduces six more shifts for elementary teachers. In this episode, the authors discuss the first new shift: building knowledge. They explore the role that knowledge plays in reading comprehension and why content area instruction is so important. They challenge educators to give knowledge building the instructional time it deserves as an essential component of reading comprehension. Learn more about all twelve shifts at TheSixShifts.com.
Released:
Aug 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (14)
Introducing The Six Shifts: Incorporating the Science of Reading into Balanced Literacy Instruction by The Six Shifts