Connecting content and academic language for English learners and struggling students, grades 2-6. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ruth Swinney, Patricia Velasco ; foreword by Ofelia Garcia.
• Authors: Swinney, Ruth; Velasco, Patricia, 1973-
• Other Names: García, Ofelia
• Contents: List of Illustrations; Foreword: Finding Cats and Dogs in the Zoo, by Ofelia Garcia; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part I: The Language Component: From Social to Academic Language; Introduction: Making Content Accessible to English Learners and Struggling Students; 1. Building Language: How and Why; Background Knowledge and Its Relationship With Vocabulary; The Role that Background Knowledge Plays in Our Learning; Morphology and Syntax; Figurative Language; Conclusion; Questions for Reflection; 2. From Social to Academic Language: a Curriculum of Talk; Developing Oral Language; The Social and Academic Language Continuum; What Is a Curriculum of Talk?; Goals of a Curriculum of Talk: The Role of Conversation; Different Types of Classroom Conversations That Support Listening and Speaking in the Classroom; Conclusion; Questions for Reflection; 3. Structures of Balanced Literacy That Support English Language Learners and Struggling Students; What Is Balanced Literacy?; Literacy Practices That Support Language Growth; Adapting Balanced Literacy Components; Interactive Real Aloud; Shared Reading; Shared Writing; Conclusion; Questions for Reflection; Part II: The Lesson Component: Sample Units to Integrate Content and Language Goals; 4. Language Arts Unit: Memoir (Grades 3-6); Introduction; Section 1: The English Language Learner and Memoir; Breaking the Plan Into Doable Parts; Immersion in the Genre Through Read Aloud; Developing Knowledge About the Genre After Reading Many Memoirs; Section 2: Addressing Language Needs; Elements of Cohesion; Figurative Language; Conclusion; Teacher Self-Assessment for the Unit; 5. Social Studies Unit: Colonial Times and the American Revolution (Grade 4); The English Language Learner and the Social Studies Curriculum; Concepts and Teaching Tools; Breaking the Plan Into Doable Parts; Anchoring the Unit in a Read Aloud; Thinking Skills Used Throughout the Unit: Language Prompts; Vocabulary Development; Shared Reading: Working With Language Goals; Shared Writing; Conclusion; Teacher Self-Assessment for the Unit; 6. Science Unit: Plant and Animal Adaptations (Grades 5-6); The English Language Learner and Science; Planning the Unit; Breaking the Plan Into Doable Parts; Shared Reading; Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Read Aloud; Experiment: Plant Adaptations; Individual Book Reports; Conclusion; Teacher Self-Assessment for the Unit; 7. Thematic Unit: The Rainforest (Grades 2-3); The English Language Learner and Thematic Units; Planning the Unit; Breaking the Plan Into Doable Parts; Social Studies and Math Concepts; Science; Language Arts; The Rainforest of the Amazon: The Play; Conclusion; Teacher Self-Assessment for the Unit; Conclusion; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 180 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 372.6; Content area reading; Language arts (Elementary); Reading -- Remedial teaching; English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Foreign speakers
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452224206
• Related ISBNs: 145222420X; 9781412988438
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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