Southville International School and Colleges
Building background knowledge for academic achievement : research on what works in schools /
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Marzano, Robert J
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BookPublisher: Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2004Description: 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0871209721 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Academic achievement -- United States | School supervision -- United States | Silent reading -- United States | Vocabulary -- Study and teachingOnline resources: Table of contents | Item type | Location | Call number | Copy | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Luxembourg Library
Genevive Ledesma - Tan Section
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LB 1062.6 .M37 2004 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 12947 |
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| LB 1060 .M3242 1996 A teacher's guide to cognitive type theory & learning style / | LB 1060 .M433 2019 Upgrade your teaching: | LB 1060 .Si538 2000 So each may learn : | LB 1062.6 .M37 2004 Building background knowledge for academic achievement : | LB 1067.5 .H94 1996 Visual tools for constructing knowledge / | LB1072 .A75 2019 Mindfulness in the classroom: |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The importance of background knowledge -- Six principles for building an indirect approach -- Tapping the power of wide reading and language experience -- Building academic background knowledge through direct vocabulary instruction -- Six steps to effective vocabulary instruction -- Defining an academic vocabulary -- Setting up a schoolwide or districtwide program -- Technical notes -- Vocabulary -- Mathematics terms -- Science terms -- English language arts terms -- History -- General history terms -- U.s. history terms -- World history terms -- Geography terms -- Civics terms -- Economics terms -- Health terms -- Physical education terms -- The arts -- Arts general terms -- Dance terms -- Music terms -- Theater terms -- Visual arts terms -- Technology terms.
This book shows how a carefully structured combination of two approaches--sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary terms--can help overcome the deficiencies in background knowledge that hamper the achievement of many children.
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