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Definition of Background knowledge
1. Noun. Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem. "The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Background Knowledge
Literary usage of Background knowledge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beyond Leveled Books: Supporting Transitional Readers in Grades 2-5 by Karen Szymusiak, Franki Sibberson (2001)
"The next lesson is one we often use with transitional readers: using picture
books to explain the concept of background knowledge. ..."
2. I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers by Cris Tovani (2000)
"Good readers rely on background knowledge to help them make sense of text.
Chemistry students who use what they know about algebra are more likely to be ..."
3. Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12by Cris Tovani by Cris Tovani (2004)
"Is there evidence that asking questions helps students build background knowledge
about an unknown topic? answer questions by drawing conclusions beyond the ..."
4. Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach by Linda J. Dorn, Carla Soffos (2005)
"... and expression Become aware of how to use text features such as title and
illustrations to activate background knowledge and make predictions in text ..."
5. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony & Ula Manzo (1990)
"The next strategy focuses on eliciting students' background knowledge. It has
many advocates and a few critics. See what you think. ..."
6. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"To demonstrate how to activate background knowledge, teachers need to show their
thinking. One way is to stop while reading aloud, explain a connection that ..."
7. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"It's not often we start from scratch to build background knowledge about a topic.
... Building background knowledge Based on Personal and Text-to-World ..."
8. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"They fall into four broad categories: building concept knowledge; activating and
extending background knowledge; word analysis; ..."
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