Background knowledge anchor chart

Taking a few minutes to access background knowledge can be an essential part of improving reading comprehension. Research shows that our brains need somewhere “to go” with the information as we read. Simply reminding students to think about their background knowledge isn’t enough. For my special education students, I wanted a way to allow them […]

This week we had a very short week with kids because of conferences. So, in reader's workshop all we had time for was to introduce schema and begin to think about what is already in our schema. The book Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor has some great ideas about to introduce the concept of schema and is a really easy read. It also has lots of pics of charts. :) Click on the pic below to check it out. I used her analogy of a spider web to help kids understand that our schema,or…

Using background knowledge is reading both fiction and nonfiction texts is essential for reading comprehension. The more knowledge students have on a topic, the easier it will be for them to understand, and make connections

Prior knowledge (Schema) Anchor Chart

You read that title right. I'm about to post about READING!! This year, I'm teaching reading to my homeroom (along with math and science to my homeroom and my partner's homeroom). I'm LOVING it BUT I've been math/science only for the past 3 years and it's taking me a while to find my reading groove... I wanted to share a couple lessons (but I'm tired so I'll post the other another time- lol) I did the first few weeks of school that I loved, my students loved and I'm definitely going to do…

Tapping into a student’s background knowledge is essential to aiding their ability to comprehend what they’ve read. When we take time to discuss background knowledge, it gives the brain a place for it to store and process the new information.

Hey, friends! It's been ca-razy up in here! As usual! After Nashville, I contracted a really fun upper-respiratory infection that basically flattened me out for a few days. I lost my voice and abou

Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember…