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

By:

Zacarian, Debbie

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin ; London : SAGE [distributor], c2013Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9781452255439 (pbk.)
1452255431 (pbk.)

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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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	371.207 Z.D.M 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		22655
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	371.207 Z.D.M 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		22656

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index

"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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