This course provides Math and Science teachers at the Middle/High School level with a deeper understanding of how to identify, analyze and develop academic language for ELLs using WIDA and other tools. Teachers will be able to apply practiced strategies to their teaching context taking into account the four language domains (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and their students' English proficiency levels. Teachers will work collaboratively with model texts, state model curriculum units and their own lessons to gain expertise in the unique features of the language of Math/Science to increase content comprehension and develop academic language and literacy skills.
Chrissy Campos Howard Director of Professional Learning Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) 160 Alewife Brook Parkway 1201, Cambridge MA 02138 Tel: (617) 820-5099 Email: pl@matsol.org Website: MATSOL
Last Updated: September 23, 2024
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