Though the question posted in the title is a good one, it's not an accurate description of the article. The first word should be dropped. The article never explains why there's so much buzz, though it hints at it, when the author observes that "It would be nearly impossible for an individual teacher to create the kind of content-packed curriculum that this pro-knowledge branch of education researchers has in mind." There would be no localization, no diversity of curriculum, and content producers would, well, manage what children are taught. But the few studies that examine where content knowledge improves reading underwhelm. This would matter is evidence were relevant to the formation of education policy.
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