Dr. Jan Burkins
PRERECORDED SESSION:
Keys to Powerful Vocabulary Instruction
About Dr. Burkins
Dr. Jan Burkins is a full-time consultant and author of seven books for literacy educators. Her latest books, Shifting the Balance (K-2): 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, co-authored with Kari Yates, and Shifting the Balance (3-5): Bringing the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom, co-authored with Kari Yates and Katie Egan Cunningham explore the ways neuroscience can help us make learning to read easier for students. With more than 30 years of experience as a literacy educator, Jan’s work has always been about recognizing our instructional blind spots and acknowledging the essential interplay between the print on the page and the meaning it makes available. Jan’s favorite work is with school and district literacy leaders as they determine the next steps for making learning to read easier for the children they support. Jan is the mother of four sons and lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband and youngest son.
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SESSION
Keys to Powerful Vocabulary Instruction
Strong vocabulary knowledge is essential to strong reading comprehension—but how do we move beyond exposure to ensure deep understanding? In this fast-paced session, Dr. Jan Burkins will introduce a practical framework for vocabulary instruction that is both engaging and research-aligned. Participants will get a taste of four key ideas that support intentional word learning and walk away with a few simple, high-impact strategies to help students build vocabulary—and confidence—as readers and thinkers.
