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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797467603321

Titolo

Academic language in diverse classrooms : English language arts, grades 6-8 : promoting content and language learning / / Margo Gottlieb, Gisela Ernst-Slavit, series editers ; foreword by Douglas Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2014]

�2014

ISBN

1-4522-7830-X

1-4522-7833-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 201 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

428.0071/2

Soggetti

Language arts (Middle school)

Academic language - Study and teaching (Middle school)

English language - Study and teaching (Middle school) - Foreign speakers

Language arts - Correlation with content subjects

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents --  Foreword --  Preface --  Acknowledgments --  About The Editors --  Chapter 1: Academic Language: A Centerpiece for Academic Success in English Language Arts --  Examples From The CCSS For English Language Arts of Related Academic Language --  Chapter 2: Grade 6: Legends and Life --  Chapter 3: Grade 7: Diving Into The Depths of Research --  Chapter 4: Grade 8: A Gothic Story: "The Cask of Amontillado" Glossary --  Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Make every student fluent in the language of learning.  The Common Core and ELD standards provide pathways to academic success through academic language. Using an integrated Curricular Framework, districts, schools and professional learning communities can:     Design and implement thematic units for learning     Draw from content and language standards to set targets for all students     Examine standards-centered materials for academic language     Collaborate in planning instruction and assessment within and across lessons    



Consider linguistic and cultural resources of the students