Chapter 3 "Building a knowledge base in reading"

In chapter 3 there were quite a few interesting ideas brought up. I think one of the most interesting was that culture and literacy are closely related. Another interesting fact it mentioned is that oral language provides the framework and foundation for written language.

I never really thought about how different cultures have different forms of story telling. In some cultures it is very important that storytelling abilities are passed down through the generations. In this case auditory learning and oral learning are a high priority. All of these things together are closely related to reading and help establish a learning pattern that is needed.