Academic language for English language learners and struggling readers :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how to help students succeed across content areas /
First Statement of Responsibility
Yvonne S. Freeman & David E. Freeman ; foreword by Robert J. Marzano
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portsmouth, NH :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Heinemann,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 210 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-206) and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This comprehensive and readable text by Yvonne and David Freeman (authors of Essential Linguistics) synthesizes recent demographic data on the kinds of English language learners and struggling readers who attend middle and high schools in increasing numbers. They flesh out the statistics with stories of students from different backgrounds. Then the Freemans examine academic language at different levels: the text level, the paragraph level, the sentence level, and the word level. For each, they provide examples of academic language and specific strategies teachers can use as they teach language arts, science, math, and social studies. They also analyze content-area textbooks, pointing out the difficulties they pose for students and suggesting ways to make texts more accessible to ELLs and struggling readers." "Providing classroom examples, the Freemans explain how teachers can motivate and engage their students. They describe how teachers can teach language and content simultaneously by developing both language and content objectives. Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers gives teachers the information and strategies they need to help all their students develop academic language."--BOOK JACKET
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers
Language arts-- Correlation with content subjects-- United States
Limited English-proficient students-- United States