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Building Prior Knowledge and Vocabulary in Science in the Intermediate Grades: Creating Hooks for Learning
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Rupley, William H.; Slough, Scott – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
Vocabulary knowledge is a salient factor influencing success both in and out of school. The specialized vocabulary knowledge in science represents the concept-laden hooks on which learning is hung and enables students to build prior knowledge through the expansion of these conceptual hooks. We have identified four levels of learners--struggling…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Textbooks, Second Language Learning, Prior Learning