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Jan Miller Burkins
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Grades K – 12 | Strategy Guide
Shared Reading Opportunities for Direct Literacy Instruction
Shared reading affords teachers the opportunity to teach reading strategies in larger groups. The shared text and teacher support offer unique opportunities for instruction.
Grades K – 12 | Strategy Guide
Supporting Students As They Read Independently
This guide includes basic theory and practice for supporting students reading independently, which is the last instructional context along the gradual release of responsibility.
Grades K – 12 | Strategy Guide
Teacher Read-Aloud That Models Reading for Deep Understanding
This guide describes the basic elements for reading aloud to students in ways that demonstrate thoughtful and deep interactions with the text.
Grades K – 12 | Strategy Guide
Using Guided Reading to Develop Student Reading Independence
This guide presents basic structures for implementing guided reading, which involves working with small groups of children possessing similar strategies and challenges when encountering new text.