Knowledge
Knowledge Matters: Restoring Wonder and Excitement to the Classroom
By Dan Willingham
“This Reading Rockets article offers practical classroom strategies to build background knowledge such as using contrasts and comparisons and encouraging topic-focused wide reading.”
Reading Comprehension Requires Knowledge – of Words and the World
By E.D. Hirsch Jr.
Recommended Books
The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System and How to Fix It By Natalie Wexler
Nurturing Knowledge: Building a Foundation for School Success by Linking Early Literacy to Math, Science, Art, and Social Studies By Susan Neuman and Kathleen Roskos
Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories By E.D. Hirsch Jr.
