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Academic language in diverse classrooms : definitions and contexts / Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst-Slavit.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gottlieb, Margo, author.
- Ernst-Slavit, Gisela, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic language--Study and teaching--United States.
- Academic language.
- Classroom environment.
- Language.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Language.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 219 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2014]
- Summary:
- With the rigorous content of College and Career Readiness standards, academic language use has moved to the forefront of educational priorities. School leaders and teachers must ensure that academic language becomes the focus of new curricula, instruction, and assessment, with special attention to linguistically and culturally diverse students. Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst-Slavit's six-book series on academic language is already the definitive resource on the topic. This companion volume provides a concise, thorough overview of the key research concepts and effective practices that underlie the series. It includes, Definitions and examples of the dimensions of academic language, A step-by-step template to incorporate academic language use into plans for student learning, Graphic models that illustrate the construct of academic language and its classroom application, Language is the most fundamental building block of education. Be sure your school is as strong as it can be with this indispensable book. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- What is academic language?
- What are the dimensions of academic language?
- How do standards define and shape academic language use?
- How is academic language used in content areas schoolwide?
- How can academic language be integrated into instruction and assessment?
- How is academic language situated in curricular design and infused into professional learning?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version
- ISBN:
- 1452234787
- 9781452234786
- OCLC:
- 885309699
- Publisher Number:
- 99962314969
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