[MOSAIC] background knowledge

[Zey, Melissa]

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What are some of the anchor charts you use?

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I know this is off topic, but I signed up for the "To Understand" listserve, but have not received any posts.  I did receive a confirmation quite awhile ago, but obviously I'm not on the list.  Does anyone know how to get on the list at this point?

I terms of the background knowledge question, if kids understand the purpose of reading is to understand, and the teacher models many texts and many genres using think alouds and lots of student conversation and anchor charts, connections will develop.  Perhaps through theme study or author study, text to text connections will be the first aha some students will have to understanding how powerful schema can be to fully enjoying and understand a text.
-------------- Original message from "Zey, Melissa" <mzey at farmington.k12.mn.us>: --------------


> Someone noted on the "To Understand" site that a co-worker said her students
> didn't have enough background knowledge. The true problem was that the kids
> didn't see the relevance to background knowledge. I agree that it is very
> difficult to get students to understand the importance of background knowledge.
> How do we help children understand what background knowledge is and why it is so
> important on a deeper level?
>
> Melissa
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