Rethinking the Role of Strategy Instruction in Learning to Comprehend

In this podcast episode, 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 discuss the second new shift, which involves rethinking the way we teach comprehension strategies. They unpack two important misunderstandings about strategy instruction in light of reading research. They suggest that a few strategic moves are sufficient for readers, and they encourage teachers to make brain-friendly adjustments to their instructional practices. Learn more about all twelve shifts at TheSixShifts.com .

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Rethinking the Role of Strategy Instruction in Learning to Comprehend is an episode from The Six Shifts by Stenhouse Publishers.

This episode is 10:04 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2023.

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