Building Academic Language through Content-Area Text: Strategies to Support ELLs

Download or read book Building Academic Language through Content-Area Text: Strategies to Support ELLs written by Erica Bowers and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set the stage for effective academic language instruction with strategies that are designed specifically for English language learners and support instruction in content-area vocabulary. The teacher-friendly format includes strategy descriptions, rationale, and resources for easy implementation. Each strategy features examples for different grade levels and content areas. Complete sample lessons demonstrate how strategies can be integrated into content-area instruction.