Teaching Your Secondary English Language Learners the Academic Language of Tests: Focusing on Language in Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

A joint publication of Solution Tree and r4 Educated Solutions

Teach your English language learners unfamiliar language features before they encounter these words in core content areas and standardized test questions. Evidence-based, teacher-friendly lesson plans provide a practical framework for ensuring diverse learners have the same opportunity to achieve. This manual also supports content-area teachers in providing instruction for content-specific language skills.

Each lesson plan provides background information for the teacher, implications for high-stakes testing, a list of materials, academic vocabulary, and activities. Graphic organizers accompany many of the lesson plans. This manual also features word lists divided by content area and grade level and teaching ideas for using the appropriate lists in the classroom. Geared for students in grades 6–12, the teaching strategies included in this book are varied and differentiated to meet the needs of diverse English language learners.