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Subtitle: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. A follow-up to their groundbreaking book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, the authors extend the conversation for Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. This new text is built in mind specifically for grades 3-5 teachers around best practices for the intermediate classroom. The text introduces six more shifts across individual chapters that: Zoom in on a common (but not as helpful as we had hoped) practice to reconsider and untangle several "misunderstandings" that have likely contributed to the use of the common practice. The text proposes a more science-aligned shift to the current practice and provides solid scientific research to support the revised practice Offer a collection of high-leverage, easy-to-implement instructional routines to support the shift to more brain-friendly instruction | |