Advancing Student Achievement : A Comprehensive Framework for Transforming Classrooms

Teach academic language to help ELLs excel! The language of school and standardized tests is different from the everyday language that English language learners (ELLs) and standard English learners (SELs) encounter. Debbie Zacarian helps you close the achievement gap by showing how to help ELLs and SELs master academic language. Based on an original, four-pronged framework, this book provides practical strategies for: Tying learning to students' personal, cultural, and world knowledge Using rich, vocabulary-based teaching and explicit instruction Forming clear content and "do" objectives Fostering student development of thinking-to-learn skills Actively engaging parents in their child's schooling