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Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: Research on What Works in Schools

Discover how a carefully structured combination of two approaches—sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary—can help rescue low achievers and boost the academic performance of all students.

Themes
teachers
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 219 pages

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