Mastering academic language :
Zacarian, Debbie
Mastering academic language : a framework for supporting student achievement / Debbie Zacarian - 1st ed - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : London : Corwin ; SAGE [distributor], c2013 - ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index
A call for reframing -- Using a four-pronged framework -- Learning as a sociocultural process -- Learning as a developmental process -- Learning as an academic process -- Learning as a cognitive process -- Engaging in parent partnerships -- Making data-driven decisions
"As teachers, we take the language of school --academic language--for granted. But for many of our students, academic language is more than a new language. It is the make-or-break skill for school success. This exciting and much-needed book shows how teachers can help students become fluent, confident speakers of academic language"--P. [4] of cover
9781452255439 (pbk.) 1452255431 (pbk.)
GBB2B2111 bnb
016205766 Uk
Academic language--Study and teaching--United States
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--United States
371.207
Mastering academic language : a framework for supporting student achievement / Debbie Zacarian - 1st ed - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : London : Corwin ; SAGE [distributor], c2013 - ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index
A call for reframing -- Using a four-pronged framework -- Learning as a sociocultural process -- Learning as a developmental process -- Learning as an academic process -- Learning as a cognitive process -- Engaging in parent partnerships -- Making data-driven decisions
"As teachers, we take the language of school --academic language--for granted. But for many of our students, academic language is more than a new language. It is the make-or-break skill for school success. This exciting and much-needed book shows how teachers can help students become fluent, confident speakers of academic language"--P. [4] of cover
9781452255439 (pbk.) 1452255431 (pbk.)
GBB2B2111 bnb
016205766 Uk
Academic language--Study and teaching--United States
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--United States
371.207