Knowledge and comprehension: Never one without the other, with Reid Smith and Pamela Snow
In the premiere episode of Season 8 of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by guests Reid Smith and Pamela Snow to lay the groundwork for a season entirely centered on knowledge and knowledge-building. Reid and Pamelaāof the SOLAR Lab at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australiaārecently co-authored (along with many others) a review of the literature on background knowledge and literacy. In this discussion, they share what they learned, including some surprising takeaways. This episode examines theĀ complexity of building background knowledge, the important role it plays in literacy, and the reasons weāve decided to spend a whole season exploring it!