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ERIC Number: EJ338714
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Using Research on Reading.
Beck, Isabel L.
Educational Leadership, v43 n7 p13-15 Apr 1986
Background knowledge is a critical relationship in reading comprehension. Includes a discussion on the classroom application of background knowledge in reading instruction. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Background Knowledge