02744oam 2200529 450 991078324470332120170523091559.01-4166-1580-697866109331981-280-93319-41-4166-0282-81-4166-0055-8(OCoLC)527382917(MiFhGG)GVRL2MUO(EXLCZ)99100000000003211320040426d2004 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrBuilding background knowledge for academic achievement research on what works in schools /Robert J. MarzanoAlexandria, Va. :Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,2004.1 online resource (219 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-87120-972-1 1-4166-0056-6 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.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.Academic achievementUnited StatesSchool supervisionUnited StatesSilent readingUnited StatesVocabularyStudy and teachingAcademic achievementSchool supervisionSilent readingVocabularyStudy and teaching.371.2/03/0973Marzano Robert J626626MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910783244703321Building background knowledge for academic achievement3871750UNINA