Academic Language! Academic Literacy!: A Guide for K–12 Educators
- ISBN-10
- 1452273553
- ISBN-13
- 9781452273556
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 152
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-24
- Publisher
- Corwin Press
- Author
- Eli R. Johnson
Description
This practical guide provides 36 hands-on strategies for helping ELLs learn the necessary skills to decipher academic language in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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- 2009-07-06
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- 2009-06-24
- 140 pages
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