activate prior knowledge

What is Prior Knowledge? When we talk about prior or previous knowledge, we refer to all of the
experiences readers have had throughout their lives, including information they have learned
elsewhere. This knowledge is used to bring the written word to life and to make it more relevant in the
reader's mind.

Activating prior knowledge means both eliciting from students what they already know and building
initial knowledge that they need in order to access upcoming content.

Activating Prior Knowledge is important in students understanding, because it allows them and helps
make connections to the new information. ... As students are reading they are able to access their
schema and make understand of the text and use their experiences.