The Knowledge Gap: The hidden cause of America's broken education system--and how to fix it             Natalie Wexler

Objectives: 

1.Understand and explain the importance of background knowledge for reading comprehension, at all grade levels

2.Examine and implement ways to establish background knowledge in the classroom

Requirements:

1.Read Required text and materials provided by the instructor 

2.Watch videos assigned by the instructor

3.Participate in weekly Google classroom discussions based on assigned readings/videos