Activating Prior Knowledge and Building Background
READY
What do I know?
The Before of the BDA reading
strategy.
B is what happens before the
reading.
Activating Prior knowledge
Going over Vocabulary
Make predictions
SET
What new information do I
think I will gather?
Examples on how to activate
prior knowledge.
How to apply prior knowledge
to the reading.
Strategies on supporting
student learning and prior
knowledge.
GO WHOA
What new information do I What questions do I still have?
have?
Readers do not just take in Would there ever be a time
information. Learning is when prior knowledge
interpretive. shouldnt be used or doesn't
work?
Students can be guided to use
their related experiences that What if students do not have
scaffolds new knowledge any prior knowledge? What
can I do?
Placing a great emphasis on
prior knowledge discourages
learning .
When prior knowledge
contradicts the text students
tend to reject the text.
Keep prior knowledge brief