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Ep 86: Helping young learners engage in online learning; teaching reading using background knowledge instruction

Aug 31, 202026 min
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Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.

This week, Sarah shares a few articles that provides suggestions on how best to engage early learners during remote instruction. Ryan shares an article from Edutopia that talks about a background knowledge approach when teaching students reading comprehension, activating their prior knowledge to build schema.

Articles:

https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-to-engage-youngest-learners-in-remote-learning/583995/

https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-learning-home-work-preschool-students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/it-time-drop-finding-main-idea-and-teach-reading-new-way

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye); Michael Hernandez
Producer: Ross Ulysse
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