Background Knowledge
Transcript: Assemble your C.A.L.S by choosing a topic from your curriculum and gathering samples of related materials to keep students engaged and excited. For example... Background Knowledge Create a summary of the text, and read it before the lesson begins. The reading of nonfiction texts will assist in the building of background knowledge. help build background knowledge tell main ideas & vocabulary show text organization point out text features help make connections help make inferences This increase in background knowledge therefore will increase comprehension of a text. Teach students how to read inormational texts. A synopsis text is a short written summary of a text that is planned to be read to the class. Read a simpler text on the same topic before reading the more complex text, in order to help with understanding. Select High-Quality texts to read in your classroom. Fiction Poetry Booklets to write in Writing and illustrating tools Puzzles, games, stuffed animals, and other objects related to the topic A synopsis text and presentation should... Read aloud: Gather enlarged texts and other tradebooks on social studies and science topics. Begin reading these aloud when the unit is drawing near. Guided Reading: Likewise, begin gathering leveled readers on the unit's topic to use during small group. Independent Reading: Create a special collection of high quality, on topic texts for students to read and look at independently. Writing: In order to write about a topic, students will need to continue to read about the topic. This will help students solidify what they know and understand. Classmates can then read their friend's texts on the unit topic. The bags will give students easy access to related texts, while also allowing students to easily compare these texts with one another, by their organization, information, and text features. Effective Practices Use Companion Texts Students may read just the captions, read only a certain section, or only read a couple of sentences. Students can read the text based on their needs and abilities. Explain unknown topics before beginning to read. Help students see how to monitor when their reading makes sense and when it does not. Help students see the difference between subconscious (ones we do automatically) and conscious (ones we must stop for because something does not make sense) inferences. Help students see how it is important to bring all of your background knowledge to the surface before you begin reading on a given topic. Help students make inferences by thinking aloud as you read. Demonstrate the differences between what is in the book and what is in your head. Help students see that what is learned in a simpler book can assist a reader understand the more difficult book. Demonstrate how to use background knowledge This will give struggling students the scaffolding they need to be successful during whole group reading and discussion. Cluster Informational Texts Reading Non-fiction is not like reading fiction. Integrate content-area work into literacy lessons during... Informational texts in the classroom should be of the highest quality, in order to really assist our students in their building of background knowledge. Front Load Lessons as you follow this presentation, you will learn new ways to assist your students draw on their own background knowledge and thus deepen their coprehension. Half of the literature that students are exposed to daily should be non-fiction! Consider student's background knowledge before you read a text. Using storage bags, gather and store informational texts organized by topic. Comprehension and Background Knowledge Create Content Area Literacy Centers The Text One does not need to read nonfiction from cover to cover in order to gather and understand the book's information. The synopsis text should be shared with students who struggle with reading prior to reading the book aloud. Create a Synopsis Text These texts should be: Attractive: Colorful, include photos, illustrations, charts, maps, and diagrams Accurate: Up to date and from a credible source Accessible: Readable, understandable, and not overwhelming to a beginner reader of informational text Content Area Literacy Center Assets Read More Non-Fiction Books In order to help our students best understand a text, we must draw on what they already know. These centers help bring in nonfiction topics from other content areas into your classroom while bringing excitement back into your literacy centers at the same time. After a guided reading lesson, help students with their comprehension by pairing the guided reading text with a companion text that directly matches the guided reading book by topic or strategy. Students can then practice the skill or strengthen their knowledge on the topic with this easier text during independent reading. Based on Information Found in Chapter 7 of Sharon Taberski's "Comprehension from the Ground Up" 2011
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