2007 CREATE Conference
Academic Language and Content:A Focus on English Language Learners in the Middle School
Academic English: Interactions between
Student and Language
Dr. Alison L. Bailey Presented Monday, October 1, 2007 |
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Distinguishing Features of Social and Academic Varieties of English
Recommended Readings
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Bailey, A.L. (2006). Teaching and assessing students learning English in school. In A. L. Bailey (Ed.), The language demands of school: Putting academic English to the test (pp. 1-26). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Bailey, A.L., & Heritage, H.M. (in press). Formative assessment for literacy learning: Developing reading and academic language proficiency together, Grades K-6. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Bailey, A.L., Moughamian, A., & Dingle, M. (in press). The Contribution of Spanish-language narration to the assessment of early academic performance of latino students.