5 Questions
What does the strategy of activating and using background knowledge require readers to do?
Activate their background knowledge and use it to understand what they are reading
What does a person's background knowledge consist of?
Experiences with the world, concepts for how written text works, including word identification, print concepts, word meaning, and how text is organized
What has research established about readers' background knowledge?
It is important for comprehension
What is the range of comprehension strategies identified by researchers?
From the simple to the complex
Which strategies have been shown to be especially helpful and lend themselves particularly well to instruction?
Activating and using background knowledge
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