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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454931803321

Titolo

Academic language/literacy strategies for adolescents : a "how to" manual for educators / / Debra L. Cook Hirai. [et al.] ; with Deborrah Wakelee, Vicki Murray, grammar specialists

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-16410-X

1-282-37670-5

9786612376702

0-203-85957-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HiraiDebra L. Cook (Debra Lee Cook)

MurrayVicki

WakeleeDeborrah

Disciplina

428.0071/2

Soggetti

Language arts (Secondary)

Content area reading - Study and teaching (Secondary)

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. 271-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Academic Language/Literacy Strategies for Adolescents; Contents; Foreword by Sheryl L. Santos; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1.Background; A Short History of the Term Academic Language; Instruction from an Academic Language Perspective; Why Should We Teach Academic Language?; How This Book Can Help; Chapter 2.Motivation; The Importance of Motivation; Research on Student Motivation; Students' Perception of What Motivates Them; Setting a Purpose for Learning: The Anticipatory Set; Active Learning and Hands-On Activities; Modeling and Guided Practice

Summary: What Motivates Students?Chapter 3.Attributes of Academic Language; Receptive and Expressive Language; Application of Receptive and Expressive Strategies; Professional Input and Feedback for Academic Language Literacy Instruction; Summary; Chapter 4. Vocabulary: Theory and Practice; Developing Vocabulary; Learning and Acquisition: The Importance of Multiple Exposures; Cognates, Root



Words, and Affixes; Contextualizing Vocabulary; Personalizing and Operationalizing Vocabulary; Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary; Specific Activities/Techniques; A Sample Lesson; Summary

Chapter 5.Reading Skills DevelopmentImportance of Reading in the Content Areas; Research on Reading and Reading Comprehension; Literacy and Reading; Content Literacy; Expository vs. Narrative Text; The Phases of Reading: Reading Into, Through, and Beyond; Strategies for Getting Students "Into" Reading; "Into" Activities; Strategies for Getting Students "Through" Reading; "Through" Activities; Strategies for Getting Students "Beyond" Reading; Integrated Activities; Sample Lesson: Geometry Proofs; Summary; Chapter 6.Grammar and Writing; The Importance of Grammar to Language Acquisition

How Should Grammar Be Taught?How Are Writing Skills and Grammar Related?; Brick and Mortar Words; Why Should Content-Area Teachers Teach Grammar?; Writing and Academic Language Literacy; The Relationship between Verbal and Written Language; Student Writing Skills; Building the Academic Register for Writing; Assessing Writing in Order to Develop Writing Skills; Writing: "Into, Through, and Beyond"; Activities that Develop Writing Skills; Sample Lesson: Three Search Papers on the Holocaust; Summary; Chapter 7.Summing Up; Glossary

Appendix 1:Expressive and Receptive Language Strategies and Model Lesson Plan FormatAppendix 2:Sample Lesson Plans Including Expressive and Receptive Language Prompts; Sample Lesson Plan 2.1: Sentence Analysis and Rephrasing (Earth Science); Sample Lesson Plan 2.2: Using the Text (Algebra); Sample Lesson Plan 2.3: Classifying the Elements (Chemistry); Sample Lesson Plan 2.4: Using a Science Notebook  (General Science); Sample Lesson Plan 2.5: Stem-and-Leaf Plots (Graphing); Appendix 3:Sample Lesson Plans without Expressive and Receptive Language Prompts

Sample Lesson Plan 3.1: Unit Analysis (Math and Science)

Sommario/riassunto

Fast-paced, practical, and innovative, this text for pre-service and in-service teachers features clear, easily accessible lessons and professional development activities to improve the delivery of academic language/literacy education across the content areas in junior/middle school and high school classrooms. Numerous hands-on tools and techniques demonstrate the effectiveness of content-area instruction for students in a wide variety of school settings, particularly English language learners, struggling readers, and other special populations of students. Based on a strong pr



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785112303321

Autore

Allen R. Michael

Titolo

Reformed theology [[electronic resource] /] / R. Michael Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2010

ISBN

1-282-82158-X

9786612821585

0-567-62671-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Doing theology

Disciplina

230.42

Soggetti

Reformed Church - Doctrines

Reformed Church - Doctrines - History

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. 200-210) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: What Is Reformed Theology?; 1 Word of God; 2 Covenant; 3 God and Christ; 4 Faith and Salvation; 5 Sin and Grace; 6 Worship; 7 Confessions and Authority; 8 Culture and Eschatology; Conclusion: The Always Being Reformed Church; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Scriptures; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces Reformed theology by surveying the doctrinal concerns that have shaped its historical development. The book sketches the diversity of the Reformed tradition through the past five centuries even as it highlights the continuity with regard to certain theological emphases. In so doing, it accentuates that Reformed theology is marked by both formal ('the always reforming church') and material ('the Reformed church') interests. Furthermore, it attends to both revisionary and conservative trends within the Reformed tradition.  . The book covers eight major theological themes: Wo