Words Worth Using - Supporting Adolescents' Power with Academic Vocabulary

"Help adolescents learn and use the academic words that will assist them in school and beyond. Townsend outlines a metalinguistic approach to help students learn words by using them in ways that are meaningful to their identity, language background, and individual interests. The text includes classroom anecdotes, real-world examples, and templates for teachers"--

Info autore

Dianna Townsend is a professor of literacy studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Riassunto

Provides research-based instructional routines to support adolescents as they learn and use new words in their disciplinary learning. The book explores how academic vocabulary can position students as ‘insiders’ or ‘outsiders’, and how culturally sustaining instruction can welcome all students into discovering and using language.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dianna Townsend
• Editore: Teachers College Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9780807767627
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-6762-7
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 228 mm x 155 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 278 g
• Serie: Language and Literacy; Language and Literacy Series
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica