Academic Language Literacy Strategies for Adolescents: A ''How-To'' Manual for Educators

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 professional development model the authors have been instrumental in designing, Academic Language/Literacy Strategies for Adolescents addresses: motivation attributes of academic language vocabulary: theory and practice reading skills development grammar and writing. A wealth of charts, graphs, and lesson plans give clear examples of academic language/literacy strategies in action. The appendices – a key component of the practical applications developed in the text – include a glossary, exemplary lessons that address key content areas, and a Grammar Handbook. In this era of increased accountability, coupled with rapid demographic change and challenges to traditional curricula and pedagogical methods, educators will find this book to be a great resource.

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 Professional Development Model The Authors Have Been Instrumental In Designing, academic Language/literacy Strategies For Adolescents Addresses:

• motivation
• attributes Of Academic Language
• vocabulary: Theory And Practice
• reading Skills Development
• grammar And Writing.

a Wealth Of Charts, Graphs, And Lesson Plans Give Clear Examples Of Academic Language/literacy Strategies In Action. The Appendices — A Key Component Of The Practical Applications Developed In The Text — Include A Glossary, Exemplary Lessons That Address Key Content Areas, And A grammar Handbook.

in This Era Of Increased Accountability, Coupled With Rapid Demographic Change And Challenges To Traditional Curricula And Pedagogical Methods, Educators Will Find This Book To Be A Great Resource.

Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Brief Contents......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Foreword......Page 14 Preface......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 20 CHAPTER 1 Background......Page 22 CHAPTER 2 Motivation......Page 38 CHAPTER 3 Attributes of Academic Language......Page 52 CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary: Theory and Practice......Page 66 CHAPTER 5 Reading Skills Development......Page 96 CHAPTER 6 Grammar and Writing......Page 118 CHAPTER 7 Summing Up......Page 142 APPENDIX 1 Expressive and Receptive Language Strategies and Model Lesson Plan Format......Page 148 APPENDIX 2 Sample Lesson Plans Including Expressive and Receptive Language Prompts......Page 152 APPENDIX 3 Sample Lesson Plans without Expressive and Receptive Language Prompts......Page 180 APPENDIX 4 Sample Writing Rubric......Page 220 APPENDIX 5 List of Useful Web Sites for Math and Science......Page 224 APPENDIX 6 Common Cognates......Page 228 APPENDIX 7 Grammar Handbook......Page 234 References......Page 292 Index......Page 300