Activating Prior Knowledge – Reading Strategies

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e0107

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activating-prior-knowledge-reading-strategies

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Reading Strategies | Elementary

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English Language Arts

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What Is Activating Prior Knowledge?

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what-is-activating-prior-knowledge

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Activating prior knowledge is reflecting on what you already know about the subject of a text before you read it.

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How to Activate Prior Knowledge

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how-to-activate-prior-knowledge

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Brainstorm

Ask questions about the subject!
• What is the subject?
• What do I know about it?
• Are there examples I can think of?

Take notes!
• Anything you think about
• Create a graph or a mind map of your brainstorm

Connect to similar experiences

Where else have you learned about the subject?
• In other texts you have read
• In other media (TV/movies/games)
• From personal experiences
• From experiences of people you know
• From real life/news

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Activating Prior Knowledge at a Glance

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activating-prior-knowledge-at-a-glance

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Summary of the activating prior knowledge strategy.

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Activating Prior Knowledge at a Glance - downloadable

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Reading Strategies at a Glance

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reading-strategies

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Summary table of the 12 reading strategies: previewing, activating prior knowledge, making predictions, decoding, visualizing, questioning, annotating, making connections, graphic organizers, inferring, summarizing and skimming & scanning.

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Reading Strategies at a Glance - downloadable

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