How-To Actively Build Background Knowledge

In this episode of Creating Readers, we dive into the critical role background knowledge plays in reading comprehension. Savannah shares the research behind background knowledge and why it is so critical to comprehension.  She then offers five practical strategies you can use to actively build background knowledge for your students.

Whether you’re working with a rigid curriculum or have some flexibility, these tips will help you enhance your students' understanding and set them up for greater reading success. Tune in for advice and resources to make background knowledge a cornerstone of your literacy instruction!

 

Mentioned Resources:

• ReadWorks
• BrainPOP
• The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler*
• The Baseball Study
• The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Hennessy*

 

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