Background knowledge acts as a framework that students can use to connect new information to what they already know, deepening their reading comprehension.
November 21, 2024
Building background knowledge moves students away from fake reading and into long reading with books.
November 15, 2024
Deciding what to teach is getting harder. Kelly Gallagher shares 5 big ideas any given curriculum should do to encourage developing background knowledge.
October 24, 2024
To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff is now available! Watch Kelly Gallagher discuss his renowned article of the week to help students build background knowledge.
October 11, 2024
Why is building background knowledge so crucial for students reading comprehension and critical thinking? Hear from Kelly Gallagher on the podcast this week.
September 23, 2024
How does background knowledge determine how we make decisions in the age of click-and-go reading?
September 20, 2024
How To Acquire And Use Knowledge, And Dive Deeper Into Different Perspectives
March 1, 2016
How To Teach Comprehension Responsively At Any Grade Level With Any Text
February 23, 2016
Developing Thinking Intensive Learning – Within a Lesson, Across a Lesson, and Over Time
February 16, 2016
How To Make Thinking Visible and Audible
February 2, 2016
Tips For Setting Up A Successful Classroom Environment For Summer Literacy Learning
January 26, 2016
Career and College Readiness – How Can We Best Prepare Our Students for Future Careers that May Not Even Exist Yet?
January 19, 2016
Harvey And Goudvis: Content Matters
December 8, 2015
Harvey And Goudvis: Comprehension at the Core
November 6, 2015
Content Literacy: Building Knowledge Across the Curriculum
October 7, 2015
