Science for English language learners : developing academic language through inquiry-based instruction

By: Dolores Beltran (Author)Contributor(s): Sarmiento, Lilia E | Mora-Flores, Eugenia | McCormack, Alan JMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Huntington Beach : Shell Education, 2013Description: 352 pages illustrationsISBN: 9781425808594; 142580859XSubject(s): English as a second language | English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers | Science Study and teachingDDC classification: 507.1
Contents:
Preface Understanding academic language proficiency for English language learners Developing academic language : a framework for decision making Assessing English language learners within inquiry-based science Activating language through "engage" Mediating language through "explore" Explicit language instruction through "explain" Academic language performance through "extend" Communicating content knowledge through "evaluate" Afterword
Summary: Introduces an innovative approach to language development by incorporating academic language instruction with inquiry-based science. This professional development resource offers strategies and ideas for increasing language proficiency using science content while implementing the 5E model of instruction: 'engage,' 'explore,' 'explain,' 'extend,' and 'evaluate.' ... This book will help novice and veteran teachers alike better understand how to model, activate prior knowledge, question, and explicitly develop students' language abilities
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Preface
Understanding academic language proficiency for English language learners
Developing academic language : a framework for decision making
Assessing English language learners within inquiry-based science
Activating language through "engage"
Mediating language through "explore"
Explicit language instruction through "explain"
Academic language performance through "extend"
Communicating content knowledge through "evaluate"
Afterword

Introduces an innovative approach to language development by incorporating academic language instruction with inquiry-based science. This professional development resource offers strategies and ideas for increasing language proficiency using science content while implementing the 5E model of instruction: 'engage,' 'explore,' 'explain,' 'extend,' and 'evaluate.' ... This book will help novice and veteran teachers alike better understand how to model, activate prior knowledge, question, and explicitly develop students' language abilities

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