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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783244703321

Autore

Marzano Robert  J

Titolo

Building background knowledge for academic achievement : research on what works in schools / / Robert J. Marzano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2004

ISBN

1-4166-1580-6

9786610933198

1-280-93319-4

1-4166-0282-8

1-4166-0055-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.2/03/0973

Soggetti

Academic achievement - United States

School supervision - United States

Silent reading - United States

Vocabulary - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Explains why insufficient background knowledge is a chronic cause of low achievement, and describes how a carefully structured combination of two approaches--sustained silent reading and instruction in



subject-specific vocabulary--can help rescue low achievers and boost the academic performance of all students.