Common Core Standards in Diverse Classrooms: Essential Practices for Developing Academic Language and Disciplinary Literacy

299 Pages·2014·2.09 MB·English

by  Jeff Zwiers

COMMON CORE STANDARDS
IN DIVERSE CLASSROOMS
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COMMON CORE
STANDARDS
IN DIVERSE CLASSROOMS
Essential Practices for Developing Academic Language
and Disciplinary Literacy
JEFF ZWIERS
SUSAN O’HARA
ROBERT PRITCHARD
STENHOUSE PUBLISHERS
PORTLAND, MAINE
Common Core Standards in Diverse Classrooms: Essential Practices for Developing Academic Language and Disciplinary Literacy by Jeff Zwiers, Susan O'Hara, and Robert
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Zwiers, Jeff.
Common core standards in diverse classrooms : essential practices for developing academic
language and disciplinary literacy / Jeff Zwiers, Susan O’Hara, and Robert Pritchard.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57110-997-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-62531-009-5 (ebook) 1. English
language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. 2. Academic language--Study and teaching--
United States. 3. Language arts--Standards--United States. I. O’Hara, Susan. II. Pritchard, Robert
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This book is dedicated to all the teachers in diverse settings who
work long hours to prepare each student for a brighter future.
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C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 — Framing the Teaching of Academic Language
and Disciplinary Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2 — Designing Activities and Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Chapter 3 — Clarifying, Modeling, and Guiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 4 — Using Complex Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Chapter 5 — Lessons Focused on Using Complex Texts . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Chapter 6 — Fortifying Complex Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Chapter 7 — Lessons Focused on Fortifying Complex Output . . . . . .156
Chapter 8 — Fostering Academic Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Chapter 9 — Lessons That Focus on Fostering
Academic Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Chapter 10 — Coaching, Collaboration, and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Appendix A: Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Appendix B: Lesson Resources from Chapters 5, 7, and 9 . . . . . . . . . . .272
Appendix C: Practice Frames Observation Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments
W
e are deeply thankful for the collaborations and conversations with
outstanding teachers and educators such as Betty Achinstein, Diane
August, Timothy Boals, Martha Castellon, Mariana Castro, Gary
Cook, Emily Davis, Gil Diaz, Angie Estonina, Austyn Fudge, Margo Gottlieb, Michelle
Griffith, Kenji Hakuta, Steve Hammack, Bonnie Hansen, Chris Hiltbrand, Patrick Hurley,
Allison Hyde, Ann Jaquith, Fermin Jaramillo, Denise Kilpatrick, Nicole Knight, Linda
Montes, Debi Pitta, Octavio Rodriguez, Kristin Stout, and Yee Wan. We would also like
to thank the federal Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), which, through a
National Professional Development Grant, supported portions of this work.
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