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Mastering academic language : a framework for supporting student achievement / Debbie Zacarian

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin ; London : SAGE [distributor], c2013Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781452255439 (pbk.)
  • 1452255431 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.207 23
Contents:
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
Summary: "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
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Books Books Centeral Library First floor - Languages 371.207 Z.D.M 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 22655
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370.72 A.R.L 2007 Learning to teach / 370.72 A.R.L 2007 Learning to teach / 371.207 Z.D.M 2013 Mastering academic language : 371.207 Z.D.M 2013 Mastering academic language : 372.623 T.G.T 2008 Teaching writing : 372.623 T.G.T 2008 Teaching writing : 374.22 S.E.B 1993 The Book group book :

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

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