Language and Learning under the Microscope

Autor/in	Davis, Sarah
Titel	Language and Learning under the Microscope
Quelle	In: Voices from the Middle, 20 (2012) 1, S.36-42 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-4762
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development; Middle School Students; Science Instruction; Laboratory Equipment; Science Laboratories; Language Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wortschatzarbeit; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Laborausstattung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	In any content area, teachers have opportunities to help their students develop more robust vocabularies; however, many content area teachers "know relatively little about effective instructional practices for vocabulary development" (Fisher & Frey, 2008). This article offers content area teachers three examples of rich opportunities for word work: prime the descriptive pump, go beyond the words in bold, and make connections with connectors. The article describes how content area teachers can use these opportunities to further their content teaching, and also how they can use research-based strategies to support word acquisition in each case. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10