1st Edition

Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Academic Language Development A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction

By Luciana C. de Oliveira Copyright 2023
258 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A practical and comprehensive resource, Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Academic Language Development: A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction introduces an accessible language-based approach to teaching academic language to multilingual learners across the content areas. Luciana C. de Oliveira provides elementary school teachers with everything they need to know to successfully... Read more

Meet the Author  List of Figures  List of Tables Acknowledgements  1. A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction (LACI) for Multilingual Learners  2. LACI's Six Cs of Support for Scaffolding and the Teaching and Learning Cycle  3. Teaching English Language Arts to Multilingual Learners  4. Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners  5. Teaching Mathematics to Multilingual Learners  6. Teaching Science to Multilingual Learners  7. Implementing LACI in the Classroom  Appendix: CCSS Text Type, WIDA Key Language Uses, Genre Families, Genres, Purposes, Stages, and Language Features  References  Index

Biography

Luciana C. de Oliveira is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies in the School of Education and a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.