Dr. Jan Burkins is the author or co-author of seven books on literacy instruction and a collection of instructional materials for classrooms. Jan's most current work is with Kari Yates and Katie Egan Cunningham, including the following resources:
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Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (Burkins & Yates, Stenhouse 2021)
Shifting the Balance (3-5): 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom (Cunningham, Burkins, & Yates, Stenhouse 2023)
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Other Publications
Other Professional Experiences
In 1989, Jan received her undergraduate degree in early childhood education from Birmingham - Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, and in 1993, earned her master's from the University of Alabama. She earned her K-12 reading specialist certification and her doctorate from the University of Kansas in 1999. Her dissertation, which was a meta-analysis of the research on phonemic awareness, was the Dissertation of the Year for the University of Kansas School of Education and one of three finalists for the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Dissertation of the Year.
During her tenure in education Jan has worked as a classroom teacher, a part-time assistant professor, a district-level literacy leader, a literacy coach, and a full-time writer and consultant. Jan's practical insights into implementing the Common Core State Standards, including a systematic analysis of the CCSS with her writing partner Kim Yaris (burkinsandyaris.com), set them apart during a time when division seemed the norm. Jan has established herself as skilled in tempered thinking that considers all sides of a debate. The result has been a thirty-year commitment to joyful instruction that meets accountability demands and moves beyond the false binaries that divide the field.
Jan's current collaboration with Kari Yates continues this tradition of questioning assumptions and taking a fresh second look at practices that are familiar, even beloved. To learn more about Jan's current work with Kari Yates and Katie Egan Cunningham, go to The Six Shifts.com.
- Sight Word Success (Burkins & Yates, The Six Shifts 2022)
- Who's Doing the Work? How to Say Less So Readers Can Do More (Burkins & Yaris; Stenhouse, 2016)
- Preventing Misguided Reading: New Strategies for Guided Reading Teachers (Burkins & Croft; Stenhouse, 2015)
- Reading Wellness: Lessons in Independence and Proficiency (Burkins & Yaris; Stenhouse, 2014)
- Coaching for Balance: How to Meet the Challenges of Literacy Coaching (Burkins; IRA, 2007)
- Practical Literacy Coaching: A Collection of Tools to Support Your Work (IRA & Corwin, 2009)
Other Professional Experiences
In 1989, Jan received her undergraduate degree in early childhood education from Birmingham - Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, and in 1993, earned her master's from the University of Alabama. She earned her K-12 reading specialist certification and her doctorate from the University of Kansas in 1999. Her dissertation, which was a meta-analysis of the research on phonemic awareness, was the Dissertation of the Year for the University of Kansas School of Education and one of three finalists for the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Dissertation of the Year.
During her tenure in education Jan has worked as a classroom teacher, a part-time assistant professor, a district-level literacy leader, a literacy coach, and a full-time writer and consultant. Jan's practical insights into implementing the Common Core State Standards, including a systematic analysis of the CCSS with her writing partner Kim Yaris (burkinsandyaris.com), set them apart during a time when division seemed the norm. Jan has established herself as skilled in tempered thinking that considers all sides of a debate. The result has been a thirty-year commitment to joyful instruction that meets accountability demands and moves beyond the false binaries that divide the field.
Jan's current collaboration with Kari Yates continues this tradition of questioning assumptions and taking a fresh second look at practices that are familiar, even beloved. To learn more about Jan's current work with Kari Yates and Katie Egan Cunningham, go to The Six Shifts.com.