From words to wisdom : supporting academic language use in preK-3rd grade / Erica M. Barnes, Jill F. Grifenhagen, David K. Dickinson ; foreword by Susan B. Neuman.
Preface: Learning the language of school -- An overview of academic language -- Academic or casual language? -- How might academic language look in early childhood classrooms? -- Conclusion -- Language learning -- Principles of language learning -- Facilitating language -- Conclusion -- Linguistic diversity and registers -- The academic register -- Teaching linguistically diverse students -- Celebrating linguistic diversity while fostering academic language development -- Conclusion -- Academic vocabulary -- Selecting words to teach -- Teaching academic vocabulary -- Conclusion -- Complex syntax -- Development of complex syntax -- Common syntactic structures -- Complex syntax in academic texts -- Modeling and instructing -- Conclusion -- Discourse -- Features of academic discourse -- Academic discourse in early childhood classrooms -- Conclusion -- Mealtimes and sharing times -- Mealtimes sharing time -- Conclusion -- Playful learning -- Drama and imaginative play -- Games -- Music -- Conclusion -- Scientific language -- What is scientific language? -- Teaching scientific vocabulary -- Scientific metaphor -- Pulling it all together -- Conclusion -- Mathematical language -- What Is mathematic language? -- Modeling mathematical language through reads-alouds -- Teaching mathematical vocabulary -- Mathematical discourse -- Conclusion -- Assessment principles of language assessment -- Informal assessments -- Formal assessments -- Assessing classroom support -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. observing academic language in science and mathematics -- Appendix B. academic language observation tool (ATOL) -- Appendix C. academic language implementation assessment (ALIA) -- Appendix D. children's literature for building academic language -- Appendix E. digital resources.
Summary:
"This 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 PreK-3 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 for a variety of academic purposes across mathematics, science, play, mealtimes, and ELA instruction. The text includes discussion questions, reproducible activities, planning materials, assessment tools, and handouts to facilitate smooth implementation into classroom practice. From Words to Wisdom will empower teachers to build bridges to academic success for all young learners. Book Features: Expands teachers' understanding of academic language beyond vocabulary to include syntax and discourse-level features. Includes specific strategies, activities, and suggestions for teaching from and with academic language across multiple settings and disciplines. Addresses all students, including multilingual and linguistically diverse speakers. Incorporates user-friendly features, such as text boxes, vignettes, assessment protocols, and sample teaching materials"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.