From Words to Wisdom - 9780807765876

From Words to WisdomSupporting Academic Language Use in PreK-3rd Grade\nAuthor(s): Erica M. Barnes, Jill F. Grifenhagen, David K. Dickinson, Susan B. Neuman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807765876, 978-0807765876\nSynopsis\nThis practical guide shows teachers how to introduce academic language to young children, with an emphasis on appreciating and leveraging linguistic diversity. New educational standards are asking students to master content-area concepts and increasingly complex texts in earlier grades. This practitioner-friendly text provides instructional materials, sample dialogs, and assessment tools to facilitate academic language use in PreK3 classrooms. The authors describe the word, sentence, and discourse levels of academic language, while encouraging teachers and students to consider purpose, participants, discipline, and context. Strategies are provided to help readers adapt language.