TY - BOOK AU - Marzano, Robert J. AU - Nang Chan Yeema TI - Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement SN - 0-887120-972-1 U1 - AN 371.2 MAR PY - 2004/// CY - Alexandria, VA USA PB - ASCD Publications KW - Adult Nonfiction N2 - This book shows how a carefully structured combination of two approaches--sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary terms--can help overcome the deficiencies in background knowledge that hamper the achievement of many children ER -