Academic Language 7-8

Academic Language

Chapters 7 & 8

Chapter 7: Academic Reading

Chapter 7 focuses on the importance of learning how to read academic language and learning academic language through reading.

Open Ended

How can you support a student who might be at lower reading level than your grade? What can you do to make sure that they get level-appropriate reading content?

Chapter Eight: Academic Writing

Chapter Eight focuses on guiding students into academic/more complex pieces of writing.

Open Ended

What methods do you remember from your time being introduced to academic language in schools?

What tools might you use in your academic writing now?

Break back into groups and discuss ways you might apply UDL method in assigning reading/writing tasks in your classroom and your subject area!