Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
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Funds of Knowledge are the skills and knowledge gained by daily routines and practices, as well as cultural and historical interactions. It’s the social and cultural “stuff” that students know through personal experiences.
Background knowledge is the amount of information or knowledge someone has on a topic. Both funds of knowledge and background knowledge give us connection points for learning, and they’re both considered types of prior knowledge.
So what does this mean for instruction?
We should leverage our students' - and families’ - funds of knowledge when possible. We can use students' funds of knowledge and continue to build background knowledge on topics of study.
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Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.
Ep. 104: ELA Teacher + School Librarian = Knowledge Building Dream Team
Ep. 103: From Workshop Model to Reading Science in Pentucket
Ep. 102: Heidi Jane Drops Knowledge on Heart Words and So. Much. More!
[Listen Again] Ep. 48: Behind the Scenes at EdReports.org
Ep. 101: The State of Nebraska's Transition to Reading Science
Ep. 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra
Ep. 99: An Important Discussion about Reading with Our Dyslexic Children's President, Brett Tingley
[Listen Again] Ep. 62: Effective Fluency Instruction with Tim Rasinski
Ep 98: Improving Student Reading Growth in Months with Fluency Instruction and Practice
Ep 97: Going GLEAM with Lacey Robinson and Andrea Hancock
Ep 96: What about Spelling? with Richard Gentry
Ep. 95: Discussing the Shift to New Literacy Curriculum with Two District Leaders
Ep. 94: "If only I would have known..." Book Talk with Author Faith Borkowsky
Ep 93: School Counselor and Reading Advocate Dad - Tre Hadrick
[Listen Again] Ep. 23: Emily Hanford Epically Defines the Science of Reading
Ep 92: Talking About the Literacy Block with Two Early Elementary Teachers
Ep. 91: Part 2: Improving Reading for Older Students with David Liben
Ep. 90: Part 1: Improving Reading for Older Students with David Liben
Ep. 89: Australian Teacher Lays the Foundations with Reading Science
Ep. 88: Complex Texts in the Classroom
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