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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465467203321

Autore

Zwiers Jeff

Titolo

Building academic language [[electronic resource] ] : essential practices for content classrooms, grades 5-12 / / Jeff Zwiers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass

Newark, Del., : International Reading Association, c2008

ISBN

1-299-24267-7

0-470-63984-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass teacher

Disciplina

407.1

Soggetti

Academic language - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding how students use language -- Language for academic thinking -- Cultivating academic language acquisition -- Content-area variations of academic language -- Academic classroom discussions -- Academic listening and speaking in small groups -- Language for academic reading -- Language for academic writing -- Building language into lessons and assessments.