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Scores for high school seniors on the National Assessment of Education Progress reading test haven’t improved in 30 years
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they are functionally illiterate — they comprehend very little of what they can sound out. So what does comprehension require? Broad vocabulary, obviously. Equally important, but more subtle, is the role played by factual knowledge.
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All prose has factual gaps that must be filled by the reader.
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Knowledge also provides context.
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Write for your audience” means, in part, gambling on what they know.
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These examples help us understand why readers might decode well but score poorly on a test; they lack the knowledge the writer assumed in the audience. But if a text concerned a familiar topic, habitually poor readers ought to read like good readers.
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That implies that students who score well on reading tests are those with broad knowledge; they usually know at least a little about the topics of the passages on the test
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Scores on this general knowledge test were highly associated with reading test scores
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Current education practices show that reading comprehension is misunderstood. It’s treated like a general skill that can be applied with equal success to all texts. Rather, comprehension is intimately intertwined with knowledge.
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That suggests three significant changes in schooling
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it points to decreasing the time spent on literacy instruction in early grades.
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use high-information texts in early elementary grades
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understanding the importance of knowledge to reading ought to make us think differently about year-end standardized tests.
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Third, the systematic building of knowledge must be a priority in curriculum design
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25 Jan 18
David WicksGreat to discuss @DTWillingham's latest @nytimes Opinion piece with @CarolynLRoss today: https://t.co/5ckuZ3PNGb #backgroundknowledge
– Steve Siden (stevesiden) http://twitter.com/stevesiden/status/935955757715124224 -
30 Dec 17
Jelmer EversDit steengoede artikel nog maar eens in de herhaling - How to Get Your Mind to Read https://t.co/84Ik9JCUc4
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Trey MitchellAmericans are not good readers. Many blame the ubiquity of digital media. We’re too busy on Snapchat to read, or perhaps internet skimming has made us incapable of reading serious prose. But Americans’ trouble with reading predates digital technolog…
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27 Dec 17
Margaret SimkinHow to Get Your Mind to Read https://t.co/yN3tXlBf8U
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14 Dec 17
Saul ZacksonComprehension depends on what you already know. Let’s start there.
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students who score well on reading tests are those with broad knowledge
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04 Dec 17
Renee HawkinsBuilding background knowledge serves to construct meaning—How to Get Your Mind to Read https://t.co/ubGvNn4V1l
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01 Dec 17
tunggul siswoyoAmericans are not good readers. Many blame the ubiquity of digital media. We’re too busy on Snapchat to read, or perhaps internet skimming has made us incapable of reading serious prose. But Americans’ trouble with reading predates digital technolog…
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27 Nov 17
Susie Highley"cultural literacy", vocabulary and being able to make connections are an important part of comprehension
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Rob McEntarffer"Current education practices show that reading comprehension is misunderstood. It’s treated like a general skill that can be applied with equal success to all texts. Rather, comprehension is intimately intertwined with knowledge. "
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Romona KhanAmericans are not good readers. Many blame the ubiquity of digital media. We’re too busy on Snapchat to read, or perhaps internet skimming has made us incapable of reading serious prose. But Americans’ trouble with reading predates digital technolog…
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26 Nov 17
Paul JaegerWhat we know about reading comprehension should change schooling in 3 ways. @DTWillingham op-ed in @nytimes https://t.co/OOUiCXjIDS
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Francois GuiteComprehension depends on what you already know. Let’s start there.
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Dimitris TzourisAmericans are not good readers. Many blame the ubiquity of digital media. We’re too busy on Snapchat to read, or perhaps internet skimming has made us incapable of reading serious prose. But Americans’ trouble with reading predates digital technolog…
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Ann-Christine NormanWhat we know about reading comprehension should change schooling in 3 ways. @DTWillingham op-ed in @nytimes https://t.co/OOUiCXjIDS
– Daniel Willingham (DTWillingham) http://twitter.com/DTWillingham/status/934517689044930560
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