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academic discourse in pre-K to 3rd grade classrooms
African American Vernacular English
and syntatic awareness
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Author_Erica M. Barnes
Author_Jill F. Grifenhagen
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complex syntax in early elementary school
content-specific vocabulary in elementary school
discourse-level language learning
early childhood academic language assessment and strategies
early Childhood and elementary school
early childhood informal lanaguage assessment
elementary school classroom discourse community
emergent bilinguals
English learners
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formative assessment and language learning
grammar for early childhood
home school connections and language learning
language and literacy development pre-K-3
language variation
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learning language and embedded questions
linguistic diversity in early childhood
linguistic registers in elementary classrooms
linguistically diverse students
mathematical discourse and vocabulary
multilingual students
phonology instruction
read-alouds
small group work in early childhood
story reenactments in preschool
syntax
teaching academic vocabulary to preK-3rd grade children
teaching complex syntax in elementary school
teaching context to preK students and elementary students
teaching early literacy
teaching language and poetry in preK
teaching sentence-level language
teaching synonyms
teaching tone in language learning
teaching topic and genre to young children
teaching word-level reading
the Frayer model
using play to develop academic language
Product details
- ISBN 9780807765883
- Weight: 382g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 2021
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This practical guide shows teachers how to introduce academic language to young children, with an emphasis on appreciating and leveraging linguistic diversity. New educational standards are asking students to master content-area concepts and increasingly complex texts in earlier grades. This practitioner-friendly text provides instructional materials, sample dialogs, and assessment tools to facilitate academic language use in PreK–3 classrooms. The authors describe the word, sentence, and discourse levels of academic language, while encouraging teachers and students to consider purpose, participants, discipline, and context. Strategies are provided to help readers adapt language for a variety of academic purposes across mathematics, science, play, mealtimes, and ELA instruction. The text includes discussion questions, reproducible activities, planning materials, assessment tools, and handouts to facilitate smooth implementation into classroom practice. From Words to Wisdom will empower teachers to build bridges to academic success for all young learners.
Book Features:
- Expands teachers' understanding of academic language beyond vocabulary to include syntax and discourse-level features.
- Includes specific strategies, activities, and suggestions for teaching from and with academic language across multiple settings and disciplines.
- Addresses all students, including multilingual and linguistically diverse speakers.
- Incorporates user-friendly features, such as text boxes, vignettes, assessment protocols, and sample teaching materials.
Erica M. Barnes is an associate professor in the Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning at the University of Albany and a former teacher, teacher consultant, and progress monitoring specialist. Jill F. Grifenhagen is an assistant professor of literacy education at North Carolina State University and a former early elementary classroom teacher and instructional coach. David K. Dickinson is professor emeritus at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College.
