Powerful Vocabulary Instruction for Multilingual Learners

About the Course
Educators are constantly bombarded with strategies and tips for teaching English Learners. We know the English learners, or better termed multilingual students, need extra support with vocabulary. The course readings using Cultivating Knowledge, Building Language by Julie Russ Harris and Nonie K. Lesaux, discussion boards, and assignments will guide students through the process of choosing vocabulary words in reading and within content areas. Participants will learn about best practices for choosing powerful vocabulary words that can be studied in depth. Upon completion of the course, participants will develop a unit plan that seamlessly integrates effective vocabulary instruction that is tied to content and WIDA standards. Participants will walk away with their own developed lesson plan as well multiple others for the classroom.
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Cultivating Knowledge, Building Language: Literacy Instruction for English Learners in Elementary School by Nonie K. Lesaux, Julie Russ Harris, Nell K. Duke
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Understand oral language for literacy and academic language
- Plan to provide consistence by organizing lessons in a cycle
- Learn to develop academic content vocabulary within a cycle
- Learn to develop of vocabulary knowledge
- Learn about and plan for development of word-learning strategies
- Utilize knowledge to develop a lesson with key concepts