Building Academic Language Essential Practices for Content Classrooms, Grades 5-12

Name: Building Academic Language Essential Practices for Content Classrooms, Grades 5-12
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ISBN: 9780787987619

ISBN-10: 0787987611

ISBN-13: 9780787987619

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jeff Zwiers

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Many students today, whether they are native English speakers or recent immigrants, need help in understanding and using the language of academic learning. An essential resource for teaching all students, this book explains what every teacher needs to know about language for supporting reading, writing, and academic learning. Based on theory, research and practice, it includes activities, exercises, and practical strategies for building vocabulary, grammar, and language learning approaches routinely into math, science, history, and language arts lessons. Major topics and themes include: --What is academic language and how does it differ by content area? --How can language-building…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



Understanding How Students Use Language



Language for Academic Thinking



Cultivating Academic Language Acquisition



Content-Area Variations of Academic Language



Academic Classroom Discussions



Academic Listening and Speaking in Small Groups



Language for Academic Reading



Language for Academic Writing



Building Language into Lessons and Assessments



Concluding Thoughts



Recommended Resources on Academic Language



Frequently Used Academic Terms



Suggestions for Before, During, and After Mini-Lectures



Permanently Borrowing the Language of Standards


References


About the Author


Index