Thursday, February 13, 2025: All #WRDSB schools will be CLOSED and transportation is CANCELLED. Extended Day Programs, Child Care Centres in our schools, and Education Centre will be closed. https://t.co/NvlxWKhX8m
Become a Volunteer Coach for Strong Start's Letters, Sounds and Words program!
In-Person Training:
Part 1: Jan. 22 | 10-noon
Part 2: Jan. 22 | 1-3pm
https://t.co/zB9j5D0IGn
What is background knowledge and how do we build it?
Background knowledge is an essential element to reading comprehension. What we know impacts what we understand.
We can increase understanding by building background knowledge through the use of multimedia, a wide range of reading on a topic, playing with words, and connecting ideas with analogies.
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