• Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
  by Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman - Many middle school and high school students are recent immigrants or long-term English language learners who struggle with the academic language needed to read content-area textbooks and write papers for their classes. Likewise, many native speakers of English find content-area classes a challenge. Secondary teachers have little time to teach academic reading and writing skills because they must cover a great deal of content in their social studies, science, math, or language arts classes
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• Connecting Content and Academic Language for English Learners and Struggling Students Grades 2-6
  This book by Ruth Swinney and Patricia Velasco focuses on increasing teachers’ expertise in developing all students’ academic language. Included are graphic organizers, sample lesson plans, and reproducibles. The editorial reviews strongly applaud the effectiveness of this resource.
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• Essential Academic Content Vocabulary
  In 2005 U-46 made a commitment, based on research, to use the Marzano's six steps to teach academic vocabulary throughout the district as a way to improve student achievement. This site provides vocabulary lists across the grade levels for the content areas and even includes student samples. Rec. by Francine Kavourinos
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• Word Generation - Developing Academic Language (MUST SEE)
  Word Generation is a middle school academic language program developed under the direction of Harvard University Professor Catherine Snow, one of the nation’s most prominent experts in literacy. It is a school-wide effort that demands relatively little (15 minutes, once a week) from any single subject area teacher
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• ¡Colorín Colorado! What is the difference between social and academic English?
  Explanation of social and academic English, important distinction for new English langauge proficiency standards.
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• 102 Content Strategies for English Language Learners: Teaching for Academic Success in Grades 3-12
  This easy-to-use resource by Jodi Reiss offers 102 practical instructional and assessment strategies built on a strong foundation of second language acquisition theories and principles.
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• A Six Step Process for Teaching Vocabulary DVD
  Educational Consultant: Robert Marzano Demonstrations from elementary and secondary classrooms show examples of the research-based, six-step process for teaching academic vocabulary. Elementary tape and secondary tape available at a lower price.
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• TEACHING THE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE OF TEXTBOOKS: A PRELIMINARY FRAMEWORK FOR PERFORMING A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
  By Alex Ragan, ELL Outlook™ Editor There are currently many strategies for helping ELLs access the content of textbooks, but few ways to determine what specific academic English needs to be taught. This article presents a step-by-step process for analyzing the academic language of textbooks.
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• WestEd Web: Books for serving ELLs
  View Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers, plus other texts for meeting the needs of ELLs: Science, Math, etc.
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• Academic Rigor Is Focus in Conn.
  
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