Using nonfiction to develop cognitive academic language profeciency (CALP)

based on the observation that English language learners encounter difficulties in meeting academic demands on reading and writing from Grade 4 up, this paper offers a solution through lessons that use nonfiction and call attention to the academic and structural elements of such texts. Such lessons a...

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Published in:The RAP Journal Vol. XXVIII (Nov. 2005), 64-69
Main Author: Otero, Marietta Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
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