Sentences with phrase «acquisition of academic language»

The mechanics of reading, the development of comprehension and the acquisition of academic language are vital to student learning in all subjects.

These same strategies also support ELL students in their acquisition of academic language, which is so necessary for school success but is the very thing that had often tripped them up in their past reading of texts.

When these Long Term English Learners (LTEL) fail to advance in their acquisition of academic language, the result is a diminished level of independence.

Not exact matches

Academic language acquisition isn't just the understanding of content area vocabulary.

Because language acquisition is combined with everything the students do, they actually spend their school day learning the full range of academic skills that one would expect at their given grade level.

The authors find that statewide accountability measures fall into one of seven main categories of indicators: achievement indicators, such as proficiency in reading and mathematics; student growth indicators in multiple academic subjects; English language acquisition indicators; early warning indicators, such as chronic absenteeism; persistence indicators, such as graduation rates; college - and career - ready indicators, such as participation in and performance on college entry exams; and other indicators, such as access to the arts.

This two - day professional development workshop will help all teachers — general education and ELL specialists — apply effective research - based instructional strategies to the five stages of language acquisition and develop students» academic language during subject - matter instruction, using McREL's Academic Language Fracademic language during subject - matter instruction, using McREL's Academic Language FrAcademic Language Framework.