If you teach upper elementary grades chances are, you have some students have haven't truly taken off as readers and writers. If you are looking to support both the secrets of the alphabetic code and relevant experiences with texts, you don't want to miss this collaborative session. Let's explore 6 shifts in teaching reading that apply both science and balance along with the head work and heart behind literacy instruction. Participants will leave with tools to help design plans to for how to leverage reading and writing instruction.