http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/academic?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "academic" on Netvouz http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01136.aspx 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 Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:24:09 GMT http://www.amazon.com/Connecting-Academic-Language-Learners-Struggling/dp/1412988438/ref=sr_1_83?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313182496&sr=1-83 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. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:06:12 GMT http://www.u-46.org/roadmap/dyncat.cfm?catid=246 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 Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:15:53 GMT http://wordgeneration.org/ 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 Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:33:30 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/introduction/academic.php Explanation of social and academic English, important distinction for new English langauge proficiency standards. English as a New Language > About ELLs and Great Resources jgordon Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:35:47 GMT http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0132218194&rl=1 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. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:53:17 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?categoryid=videos&productid=605169 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. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:36:32 GMT http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2005/nov_dec/ELLOutlookITIArticle1.htm 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. Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Sat, 20 May 2006 12:32:19 GMT http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/768 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. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Wed, 12 May 2010 16:12:09 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051301393.html High School jgordon Tue, 17 May 2005 14:03:15 GMT