Fostering Academic Language Development in Primary Grades

Newest Post from our friends at Keys to Literacy: 

Fostering Academic Language Development in Primary Grades

Language skills and literacy achievement are highly correlated. 

All students, but especially those with limited language exposure, benefit from classroom instruction that is designed to accelerate language learning and growth in the use of academic language.

Although this article is focused on primary grades, there are some good strategies that we can use at the secondary level too, especially in Everett.