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It is important to draw on what students already know about topics they will be studying. Marzano (2004) has conducted research showing that drawing on or building background is one of the most important practices teachers can use. If students already have knowledge on a topic that they developed in their home language, they may be able to access the knowledge more effectively if they are encouraged to draw on their home language resources.

Different introductory activities are excellent for helping to activate students’ previous knowledge and to share with their peers knowledge they already have. Below we list a sampling of preview activities, activities students can use before reading that activate students’ background knowledge.