Building Academic Language through Content-Area Text: Strategies to Support ELLs

Set the stage for effective academic language instruction with strategies that are designed specifically for English language learners and support instruction in content-area vocabulary. The teacher-friendly format includes strategy descriptions, rationale, and resources for easy implementation. Each strategy features examples for different grade levels and content areas. Complete sample lessons demonstrate how strategies can support content-area literacy using informational text. This resource is correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards and includes digital resources.