Bringing Students Up to Speed
 Photo by NS Newsflash Idea by Rebecca, 4th-8th Grade Teacher, Norwood, OH I have found that when my students lack essential background knowledge, their ability to comprehend material is compromised. To deal with this problem, I like to find high interest articles with low readability levels that do not assume a prior knowledge framework. These materials help students gain confidence as well as the background knowledge necessary for them to progress to more difficult pieces.
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Commented On July 2nd, 2012 11:19 am
I love this idea! I only wish I had found it sooner. I try to do current event based lesson plans in my World Religions class, and this idea fits in nicely!