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Mastering academic language : a framework for supporting student achievement / Debbie Zacarian

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin ; London : SAGE [distributor], c2013Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781452255439 (pbk.)
  • 1452255431 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.0071 23
Contents:
A call for reframing -- Using a four-pronged framework -- Learning as a sociocultural process -- Learning as a developmental process -- Learning as an academic process -- Learning as a cognitive process -- Engaging in parent partnerships -- Making data-driven decisions
Summary: "As teachers, we take the language of school --academic language--for granted. But for many of our students, academic language is more than a new language. It is the make-or-break skill for school success. This exciting and much-needed book shows how teachers can help students become fluent, confident speakers of academic language"--P. [4] of cover
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Cover image Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info URL Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds Item hold queue priority Course reserves
Books Centeral Library First floor - Languages 428.0071 Z.D.M 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available C 1 22655
Books Centeral Library First floor - Languages 428.0071 Z.D.M 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available C 2 22656

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index

A call for reframing -- Using a four-pronged framework -- Learning as a sociocultural process -- Learning as a developmental process -- Learning as an academic process -- Learning as a cognitive process -- Engaging in parent partnerships -- Making data-driven decisions

"As teachers, we take the language of school --academic language--for granted. But for many of our students, academic language is more than a new language. It is the make-or-break skill for school success. This exciting and much-needed book shows how teachers can help students become fluent, confident speakers of academic language"--P. [4] of cover

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