Ep. 207: Dr. Gene Kerns - Literacy, Background Knowledge, and Executive Function

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1080614/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>If an American 10th grader is assigned to read the autobiography &quot;Virat Kohli: Legend of a Great Player,&quot; about the world-famous Indian cricketer known as the best limited-overs batsman in history, they might read the pages, but would they truly grasp the meaning of Kohli’s remarkable accomplishments on the global sports platform? Americans who don’t play cricket, let alone know much about its rules, may struggle to comprehend due more to unfamiliarity with the context and meanings of terms such as &quot;wicket,&quot; &quot;innings,&quot; and &quot;century&quot; than an inability to read the words, sentences, paragraphs, or chapters. In short, knowledge matters when it comes to learning and deriving meaning through reading.</p><p>In this episode, Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Renaissance Learning and co-author of the 2021 book &...