Knowledge

Knowledge Matters: Restoring Wonder and Excitement to the Classroom

By Dan Willingham


Building Background Knowledge

“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.