What is academic literacy?

3. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Pre- Assessment

4. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Academic Language Instruction Pre- Assessment

5. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Vocabulary Development Academic Language Instruction Pre- Assessment

6. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Academic Language Instruction Pre- Assessment

7. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Academic Language Instruction Independent Choice Reading Pre- Assessment

8. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Academic Language Instruction Independent Choice Reading Pre- Assessment Writing Instruction

9. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Academic Language Instruction Independent Choice Reading Pre- Assessment Writing Instruction Post- Assessment

10. Effective Reading and Writing Instruction Academic Language Knowledge Understanding of the language necessary to analyze and express concepts in the domain or content area, including vocabulary, syntactic structures, and text types Domain Content Knowledge Understanding of the concepts and skills that need to be taught in a specific domain or content area Pedagogical Content Knowledge Ability to convey content knowledge through multiple models of teaching for student understanding and achievement Knowledge of Student Knowledge of student re: content (level, conceptual understanding, skill, attitudes), academic register (specific to domain), and background (cultural, linguistic, experiential) TEACHING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE LEARNERS