Strategies for Teaching Academic Language

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Learning Activity

In his article "8 Strategies for Teaching Academic Language" Todd Finley states 'Academic language is a meta-language that helps learners acquire the 50,000 words they are expected to have internalized by the end of high school and includes everything from illustration and chart literacy to speaking, grammar, and genres within fields"

Review the resources on the language of instruction below and write 3-4 sentences on how you approach developing your students' capacity to understand and use academic language. Ensure to give examples.

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