To Read Stuff, You Have to Know Stuff with Kelly Gallagher
About this episode
Kelly Gallagher discusses the importance of knowledge in reading comprehension and its implications for classroom instruction.
Episode 251 One of the most consistent findings in reading research is this: how much you know determines how far you can go as a reader. In this episode, we’re joined by Kelly Gallagher, author of To Read Stuff, You Have to Know Stuff, to explore why knowledge is central to comprehension and what that means for classroom instruction. Kelly helps us rethink the long-standing emphasis on isolated reading strategies and instead focus on building knowledge at multiple levels: word, sentence, pas...
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Hosts: Melissa, Lori
Guest: Kelly Gallagher
Topics covered
- reading comprehension
- knowledge building
- classroom instruction
- reading strategies
- literacy education
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: To Read Stuff, You Have to Know Stuff
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