Long before Gallup associated student engagement with increased literacy achievement, thoughtful and student-centered educators knew that engagement is key to student success. While teachers’ earnest enthusiasm for the subject matter, their lively prosody, or their creative lessons can contribute to engagement, for us the most important engagement comes from students successfully solving problems. In Who’s…
Who's Doing the Work?
Welcome to Burkins and YarisOur overarching goal at Burkins & Yaris is to assist children in becoming proficient readers and writers. This begins with the people who teach them.
We believe that effective change happens from the inside out. We know that when teachers understand the foundations of how children learn to read and write, they are better equipped to teach students. Teachers need opportunities to learn new techniques and strategies that inform their instruction.
