Chapter 2 "Building a knowledge base in reading"

Chapter 2 talks a lot about how critical it is that home and school connections are linked when learning to read. It also states that language is the main vehicle of thought.

This chapter was really helpful in thinking about how important it is to make sure that home and school are linked together when learning to read. Together they can help ensure that a child has the best experience in learning to read, and apart it can be very detrimental in their learning process. I also thought it was also very interesting that it mentions that knowledge is constructed by the learner themselves. Every individual constructs what they remember and we as teachers can help show them what to add to their knowledge.