Knowledge Matters

Critical thinking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Knowledge provides the framework students need to evaluate information, recognize misinformation, and distinguish fact from fiction. Without it, almost anything can seem believable.

Knowledge matters.

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🧠 “The more you know about a word…the faster you will read and comprehend words and stories.” — Dr. Maryanne Wolf

From today's #KnowledgeMatters webinar: Fluency draws on vocabulary, morphology, grammar, and meaning.

Knowledge fuels fluent, deep reading!

🧠 “Activating semantic neighborhoods grows a student's ability to retrieve words.” — Dr. Melissa Orkin

From today's #KnowledgeMatters webinar: Building connections among words, meanings, and concepts strengthens the networks students use to access language.
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Reading fluency is about more than speed!

From today's #KnowledgeMatters webinar, Dr. Maryanne Wolf reminds us that automatic word recognition frees up cognitive resources for comprehension, deeper thinking, and building knowledge.
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