prior knowledge: activating and developing concepts and vocabulary chapter 3
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Prior Knowledge:Activating and
Developing Concepts and Vocabulary
Chapter 3
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Chapter-Opening Graphic Organizer
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Components of Prior Knowledge
• Vocabulary
• Concepts
• Experiences
• Knowledge about Text
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Knowledge About Text
• Narrative Text
• Expository Text
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Student Strategies forActivating Prior Knowledge
• Preview and Predict
• K-W-L
• Making Connections
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Figure 3.1: Strategy Posterfor Preview and Predict
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Figure 3.3: K-W-L Strategy Poster
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Figure 3.4: Strategy Posterfor Making Connections
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Teaching Strategies for Developing Prior Knowledge
• Discussion
• Brainstorming
• Quick Writing
• Picture Walk/Text Walk
• Semantic Mapping
• Prequestions & Purpose Setting
• Anticipation Guides
• Structured Previews
• Reading Aloud
• Role Playing
• Projects
• Concrete Materials & Real Experiences
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Terms You Need to Know
■ anticipation guide■ background knowledge
(or prior knowledge)■ concept development■ expository text■ graphic organizer■ K-W-L■ making connections■ narrative text■ picture walk■ prediction■ preview and predict■ prior knowledge■ project
■ quick writing■ role playing■ schema theory
(pl. schemata)■ semantic mapping■ story map■ strategy■ structured preview■ text structure■ text walk■ vocabulary