EconTalk cover image

Doug Lemov on Reading

EconTalk

00:00

I Love the Idea of Reading a Novel

There's such a powerful connection between fiction and non fiction. Research suggests that your background knowledge about a topic correlates to how well you 're able to comprehend it. If i wanted to enrich my reading experience, i would combine my reading of a novel with my reading of short non fiction pieces to enrich that novel. And maybe i would just describe how this might work in a school setting, and then how i've applied it with my kids and even with myself.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app