CRACKING THE KNOWLEDGE CODE: How Background Knowledge Drives Academic Performance in Children Ages 5 and Older - Brossura

SHOEMAKER, FRANKLIN; SHARRETT-SHOEMAKER, TONYA

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798192117699

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2026

Riassunto

For more than three decades I have sat with children ages five and older who struggle in school. Many of them carry histories of trauma, disrupted attachment, foster care, or adoption. Others simply grew up in homes or neighborhoods where rich language, books, and wide experiences were scarce.
Again and again I have watched the same pattern. These children can often decode words. They can sit through lessons. They can even memorize strategies for “finding the main idea.” Yet when the text or the lesson assumes knowledge they do not possess, their performance collapses.
Teachers and parents frequently label the problem as a reading deficit, an attention issue, a motivation problem, or a behavior problem. Interventions follow: more phonics, more comprehension drills, more accommodations, more behavior plans. Some of those tools help at the margins. Most of them leave the deeper issue untouched.
The deeper issue is background knowledge.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798192117699
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 73
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