Building background knowledge for academic achievement
Subtitle: research on what works in schools
By: Robert J. Marzano
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Academic achievement; School supervision; Silent reading; Vocabulary; Study and teaching
Other titles: EBSCO eBook collection.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-210) and index.

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Table of contents: title: The importance of background knowledge; title: Six principles for building an indirect approach; title: Tapping the power of wide reading and language experience; title: Building academic background knowledge through direct vocabulary instruction; title: Six steps to effective vocabulary instruction; title: Defining an academic vocabulary; title: Setting up a schoolwide or districtwide program; title: Technical notes; title: Vocabulary; title: Mathematics terms; title: Science terms; title: English language arts terms; title: History; title: General history terms; title: U.s. history terms; title: World history terms; title: Geography terms; title: Civics terms; title: Economics terms; title: Health terms; title: Physical education terms; title: The arts; title: Arts general terms; title: Dance terms; title: Music terms; title: Theater terms; title: Visual arts terms; title: Technology terms.