Building background knowledge for academic achievement : research on what works in schools / Robert J. Marzano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marzano, Robert J.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Silent reading.

United States.

School supervision--United States.

School supervision.

Silent reading--United States.

Vocabulary--Study and teaching.

Vocabulary.

Physical Description:

219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2004]

Summary:

Discover how a carefully structured combination of two approaches--sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary--can help rescue low achievers and boost the academic performance of all students.

Contents:

The importance of background knowledge

Six principles for building an indirect approach

Tapping the power of wide reading and language experience

Building academic background knowledge through direct vocabulary instruction

Six steps to effective vocabulary instruction

Defining an academic vocabulary

Setting up a schoolwide or districtwide program

Technical notes

Vocabulary

Mathematics terms

Science terms

English language arts terms

History

General history terms

U.s. history terms

World history terms

Geography terms

Civics terms

Economics terms

Health terms

Physical education terms

The arts

Arts general terms

Dance terms

Music terms

Theater terms

Visual arts terms

Technology terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0871209721

OCLC:

55055218