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Crossing the vocabulary bridge : differentiated strategies for diverse secondary classrooms / Socorro G. Herrera, Shabina K. Kavimandan, and Melissa A. Holmes ; foreword by Candace Harper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herrera, Socorro Guadalupe.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
- Vocabulary.
- Linguistic minorities--Education (Secondary)--United States.
- Linguistic minorities.
- Multicultural education--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Linguistic minorities--Education (Secondary).
- Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- United States.
- Content area reading--United States.
- Content area reading.
- Individualized instruction--United States.
- Individualized instruction.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- This book provides a framework for academic vocabulary and language instruction in today's diverse classrooms. The authors present a set of strategies and tools that work effectively across all content areas to support enhanced comprehension and academic success.--[book cover]
- Contents:
- pt. 1: Rethinking content literacy development with secondary students
- pt. 2: Strategies for linguistic and academic development. Images as catalysts for predictions and connections
- Words and more words
- From word knowledge to comprehension
- pt. 3: Biography-driven instruction and the adult CLD learner
- Conclusion: When fidelity becomes student centered
- Appendix: Strategy rubrics and checklists.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0807752177
- 9780807752173
- OCLC:
- 695389982
- Publisher Number:
- 99949190858
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