Your child just finished reading a full page of their social studies textbook.
You ask what it was about.
They stare at you.
Not because they didn't try. Not because they can't read the words. But because nothing connected.
If that moment sounds familiar — this episode is for you.
Nick and Nora dig into one of the most under-talked-about pieces of reading comprehension, and honestly, it changed the way Kelly teaches. There's a study from 1988 that should be in every parent's back pocket — and once you hear it, you will never think about your child's reading struggles the same way again.
It's not about reading skill. It's about what your child already knows before they start reading. And here's the part that matters most for your family: you are already building it. You just might not know it yet.
🎧 Listen to Episode 1 — Background Knowledge and the Reading Comprehension Puzzle — now in the community
Read the full blog post here: https://www.learninginadistractedworld.com/post/background-knowledge-reading-comprehension-adhd-dyslexia
What is one interest based topic you know your child could spend hours discussing? How can that topic to build their background knowledge?