Burkins, Jan Miller

"The writers introduce a handful of instructional shifts offered from an invitational stance to help readers consider research beyond a one size fits all mentality and confront their own biases and misunderstandings as they explore ways Balanced Literacy practitioners can reimagine early literacy instruction by incorporating some powerful tenants from the Science of Reading"--Provided by publisher.

In their follow-up to Reading Wellness, Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris explore how some traditional scaffolding practices may actually rob students of important learning opportunities and independence. Who s Doing the Work? suggests ways to make small but powerful adjustments to instruction that hold students accountable for their own learning.

Addresses misunderstandings about guided reading instruction, discussing the role of the teacher, instructional reading level, balanced instruction, text gradients, integrated processing, and assessment, with twenty-seven strategies for working through problems.