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English language learners now comprise 10% of the K–12 school population. As a result, nearly every teacher works with some or many ELLs. These students face double the work of native English speakers. ELLs must learn academic content, and they must develop the academic language needed to discuss, read, and write about academic subjects.

Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers prepares teachers to meet the challenge of successfully educating all their students, including their ELLs. Teachers will learn how to teach both language and content in curriculum organized around themes drawn from the content standards. They will come to understand how to support students in developing academic language at the text, paragraph, sentence, and word levels. Engaging teacher and student examples bring this course to life and help teachers see how to teach academic language through content.

Course goals:

• Review the research on differences among English language learners
• Develop a thorough understanding of academic language at the text, paragraph, sentence and word levels
• Engage in activities that will lead to the ability to develop standards based units of study complete with both content and language objectives
• Discover new ways to work effectively with English language learners through both strategies and units of inquiry successful teachers have used

See our website for other ELL courses developed by Yvonne and David Freeman, including ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success.

For seminar pricing information, please call 800.541.2086, ext. 1402.

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Products From David E Freeman

Between Worlds, Third Edition	La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol y en ingles	Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers	Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms, Second Edition	Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators	Essential Linguistics	Closing the Achievement Gap
Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms	ESL/EFL Teaching

Products From Yvonne Freeman

Between Worlds, Third Edition	La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol y en ingles	Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers	Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms, Second Edition	Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators	Essential Linguistics	Closing the Achievement Gap
Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms	ESL/EFL Teaching

PD Resources From David E Freeman

Seminars

• ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success
• Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
• Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms

Speakers

• Invite David E. Freeman to speak at your school, district, or conference through Heinemann Speakers.

PD Resources From Yvonne Freeman

Seminars

• ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success
• Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
• Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms

Speakers

• Invite Yvonne S. Freeman to speak at your school, district, or conference through Heinemann Speakers.