Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
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Funds of Knowledge are the skills and knowledge gained by daily routines and practices, as well as cultural and historical interactions. It’s the social and cultural “stuff” that students know through personal experiences.
Background knowledge is the amount of information or knowledge someone has on a topic. Both funds of knowledge and background knowledge give us connection points for learning, and they’re both considered types of prior knowledge.
So what does this mean for instruction?
We should leverage our students' - and families’ - funds of knowledge when possible. We can use students' funds of knowledge and continue to build background knowledge on topics of study.
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Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.
Ep. 43: A Knowledge-Based Approach to Writing: The Vermont Writing Collaborative
Ep. 42: Why should we teach social studies?
Ep. 41: HQIM + Primary Grades: The Inside Scoop from Two Primary Teachers in Baltimore
Ep. 40: See ya 2020! Welcome 2021!
Ep. 39: Discussing Dyslexia with Advocate & Mom Liz Hembling
Ep. 38: Success Amidst a Pandemic in Sioux City, NE
Ep. 37: Placing Text at the Center of the ELA Classroom with Meredith Liben & Sue Pimentel
Ep. 36: 'Twas the Night Before Back to School with City Schools Teachers, Kyair & Katie!
Ep. 35: Reading assessments NEED an upgrade!
Ep. 34: Making Moves in Mississippi: What Can We Learn from their HQC Implementation?
Ep. 32: How to Get Kids Reading at Home with Dr. Molly Ness
Ep. 31: HQC + SEL with CEO Chi Kim
Ep. 30: Wild about Wexler: Take 2!
Ep. 29: Podding with Presley: Why Knowledge Travels Well!
Ep. 28: Bring on the Books! A Conversation with The Maryland Book Bank
Ep. 27: Knowledge Nuggets with Great Minds CAO Rachel Stack
Ep. 26: Tim Shanahan Shares about Strategies & Knowledge Building
Ep. 25: Our New Reality: Schools are Closed!
Ep. 24: Rockin' Robin McClellan, HQC Cheerleader!
Ep. 23: Emily Hanford Epically Defines the Science of Reading
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