Background Knowledge: The Missing Piece of the Comprehension PuzzleBook study groups and professional learning communities, click here to save 15% when you order 15 copies of Background Knowledge. A $330 value for $280.50. "Background knowledge is too often neglected in our push to raise test scores, despite the fact that we know background knowledge is a critical component of comprehension. Background knowledge simply has to become an instructional focus if we want to help students make sense of school. We will lose a generation of learners if we don't act now." -Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey Why background knowledge?
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User Review - JRlibrary - LibraryThing"How much a reader already knows about a subject is the best predictor of reading comprehension." This book is okay, but it isn't all about background knowledge. They try hard to make it seem like ... Read full review
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Placing Background Knowledge in Daily Teaching | 27 |
Activating What Students Know Teaching That | 62 |
Quickening the Pace of StudentsBackground | 97 |
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