http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/academic?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "academic" on Netvouz 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://www.scoe.org/aiming_high/docs/AH_kinsella2.pdf This is an article by Kate Kinsella in Aiming High: Aspirando a Lo Mejor a publication in California commited to closing the achievement gap. The article focuses on strategies for teaching vocabulary to ELLs. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:35:47 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.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051301393.html High School jgordon Tue, 17 May 2005 14:03:15 GMT