Connecting Content and Academic Language for English Learners and Struggling Students, Grades 2-6

Award—winning teacher Ruth Swinney and Harvard graduate Patricia Velasco focus on the careful planning needed to develop the academic language of all students. For English learners especially, it is critically important to integrate language development with content. What makes this book unlike any other is the detailed guidance it provides in:

• Encouraging verbal expression in the classroom
• Planning units that link language with conten...