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Building Background Knowledge
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Neuman, Susan B.; Kaefer, Tanya; Pinkham, Ashley – Reading Teacher, 2014
This article make a case for the importance of background knowledge in children's comprehension. It suggests that differences in background knowledge may account for differences in understanding text for low- and middle-income children. It then describes strategies for building background knowledge in the age of common core standards.
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Background
Pre-Existing Background Knowledge Influences Socioeconomic Differences in Preschoolers' Word Learning and Comprehension
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Kaefer, Tanya; Neuman, Susan B.; Pinkham, Ashley M. – Reading Psychology, 2015
The goal of the current study is to explore the influence of knowledge on socioeconomic discrepancies in word learning and comprehension. After establishing socioeconomic differences in background knowledge (Study 1), the authors presented children with a storybook that incorporates this knowledge (Study 2). Results indicated that middle-income…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Prior Learning
"Ms. Morales Needs to Go Back to English Class": Narratives of a Bilingual Latina Preservice English Language Arts Teacher in a Diverse Society
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Rodriguez, Terri L.; Reis, Davi S. – New Educator, 2012
This narrative inquiry aims to better understand and document how a bilingual Latina preservice elementary teacher's experiences as an immigrant student and English learner (EL) inform the construction of her professional identity and practice as an English language arts (ELA) educator. Although the study participant voices a lack of confidence,…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Immigrants, Bilingualism, Preservice Teachers
Playing Linear Numerical Board Games Promotes Low-Income Children's Numerical Development
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Siegler, Robert S.; Ramani, Geetha B. – Developmental Science, 2008
The numerical knowledge of children from low-income backgrounds trails behind that of peers from middle-income backgrounds even before the children enter school. This gap may reflect differing prior experience with informal numerical activities, such as numerical board games. Experiment 1 indicated that the numerical magnitude knowledge of…
Descriptors: Games, Number Concepts, Low Income Groups, Educational Games