{"product_id":"shifting-the-balance-grades-3-5-1st-edition","title":"Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom 1st Edition (162531597X)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuy Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5 Online\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShifting the Balance, Grades 3-5 (ISBN-13 9781625315977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Burkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKari Yates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003escience of reading book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teachers have been waiting for. While the original Shifting the Balance focused on K-2 literacy, this Grades 3-5 edition addresses the distinct reading demands of older elementary students and the instructional habits that need to shift to meet them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganized around 6 concrete shifts in classroom practice, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshifting the balance book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives teachers a clear path from where many are now to where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e says effective instruction should go, without requiring them to throw out everything they already do well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout This Science of Reading Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliteracy instruction book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is built on a simple but important premise: most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teachers are hardworking and well-intentioned, but the reading instruction methods they learned in preparation programs often did not reflect what reading science now understands about how skilled readers develop. The book addresses that gap directly, shift by shift, without being prescriptive or dismissive of what is already working.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of the 6 shifts targets a specific area of literacy instruction in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, word study, connected reading, and text-dependent thinking. For each shift, the authors explain what the current \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e says, what common practices misalign with that research, and what a more effective approach looks like in a real classroom. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScience Of Reading Classroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e framing helps teachers understand not just what to change but why the change matters for their students.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5 Covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 6 instructional shifts: each one targets a common \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e literacy practice and shows how to align it with current reading research\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComprehension instruction: moving from questioning for recall to teaching readers how to actively construct meaning from complex text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVocabulary development: building the kind of rich word knowledge that supports reading across content areas in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFluency: what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e research says about fluency and how to develop it beyond round-robin reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWord study and morphology: how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e students learn to decode and understand multisyllabic words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnected reading: building volume and stamina in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through purposeful independent reading practices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText complexity and text-dependent thinking: supporting students in doing intellectual work with increasingly complex texts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePractical classroom examples throughout, with teacher language and instructional moves teachers can use immediately\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Features of This Shifting the Balance Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Burkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKari Yates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, three literacy educators with deep classroom experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganized around 6 practical shifts that connect \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003escience of reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eresearch to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e instruction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Routledge, September 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13 9781625315977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, authentic original paperback, free US shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho Should Read This Literacy Instruction Book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrades 3, 4, and 5 classroom teachers who want their reading instruction to reflect current \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e research are the primary audience. This is one of the few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliteracy books for teachers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that addresses the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grade band specifically, rather than translating K-2 strategies upward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiteracy coaches and reading specialists supporting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teams use it to guide professional learning and instructional coaching conversations. The shift structure makes it particularly useful for grade-level teams reading the book together, because each shift can anchor a professional development session or a coaching cycle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding and district curriculum leaders adopting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e frameworks use it to give their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teachers a clear, practical implementation guide alongside any district-wide curriculum shifts. Teachers who read the K-2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShifting the Balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and found it valuable will find this edition equally practical for their specific grade level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Choose Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e conversation has been dominated by K-2 instruction, and for good reason. But \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is where many students who learned to decode begin to fall behind, because the reading demands change faster than the instruction adjusts. This book fills that specific gap: it takes the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading classroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e conversation and applies it squarely to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe other thing that makes this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshifting the balance book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e worth buying is its tone. The authors trust teachers. They do not assume that current practice is wrong or that teachers have been failing their students. They approach each shift as a refinement rather than a correction, which makes the book genuinely useful rather than defensive-making. Teachers who have felt judged by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escience of reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e discourse will find this one different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Buy from Wisdom Hatch Inc.?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWisdom Hatch Inc. is a US-based professional and technical online bookstore carrying authentic, current editions of the professional education references that teachers and literacy educators actually use. Every copy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShifting the Balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrades 3-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e we sell is a genuine Routledge paperback, brand new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll orders come with secure checkout, free standard shipping to all US states, territories, and APO and FPO addresses, and responsive support at wisdomhatchinc@gmail.com. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuy Shifting the Balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Wisdom Hatch Inc. and get the right resource shipped quickly, so your literacy instruction can start shifting this week.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What is Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5 about?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: It is a literacy instruction book by Katie Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates that gives upper elementary teachers 6 practical shifts to bring the science of reading into grades 3-5 classrooms. Each shift addresses a common literacy practice and shows how to align it with current reading research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What is the ISBN-13 for Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: The ISBN-13 is 9781625315977 (ISBN-10: 162531597X). Published by Routledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Is this the same as the K-2 edition of Shifting the Balance?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: No. This Grades 3-5 edition is written specifically for upper elementary classrooms. There is a separate Shifting the Balance book for grades K-2 by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates. The Grades 3-5 edition adds Katie Cunningham and is tailored to the literacy demands of older readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Is Shifting the Balance suitable for literacy coaches?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: Yes. Literacy coaches, reading specialists, and instructional coaches use it alongside classroom teachers to support science of reading implementation across a grade-level team or building.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: What are the 6 shifts in this science of reading book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: The book walks through 6 instructional shifts that help grades 3-5 teachers refine how they approach vocabulary, comprehension, word study, fluency, and connected reading practices using current reading research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Is this an original paperback?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA: Yes. 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