Effective Scaffolding

Strategies for
Developing Academic
Vocabulary

Angela & Eric Johnson

TODAYS TEACHING AND

LEARNING GOAL
Explore the concepts of culture and how they are related to literacy

development;

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Define academic language and explore the relationship to academic
literacy;
Analyze how academic language impacts instruction;
Identify how text complexity is related to academic language;
Explore instructional supports to help students develop academic

literacy

ICE BREAKER

BACKGROUND PIZZAS!

If you were a pizza, what would your toppings be?

Possible toppings:

Cultural background
Educational history
Hobbies and interests
Family
Your favorite____________
????????
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What is culture?

What is culture?

Culture

Bias, Ethnocentrism, &

Markedness
A

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Markedness
Theory
Marked

Marked ------------------------------------------------------------------ UNMARKED

Marked

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Marked

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Provide culturally unmarked and marked

examples for the following activities:
Unmarked

Marked

Transportation

Eating
Habits

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~Cultural Transmission~
Enculturation

Acculturation

C1

C1
C2

Deculturation
C2

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How does language reflect culture?

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Cultural PersPeCtives of english

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Cultural PersPeCtives of english,

part II

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Culture & Literacy:

How are language, culture, and literacy related?

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Literacy
&
Academic Language

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Domains of (Academic) Language Proficiency

Oracy

Literacy

Productive

Speaking

Writing

Receptive

Listening

Reading

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Proficiency across Language Domains

Productive
Receptive

Oracy

Literacy

Speaking
Listening

Writing
Reading

Language domains across contexts:

School
Art
Shopping
Cooking
Sports
etc.
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Contextualizing Language Skills

_____________Language Proficiencies
________Oracy

_________Literacy

Productive
Skills
Receptive
Skills

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Reframing Academic Language Skills

Language of
School

Oracy
Skills

Literacy
Skills

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School

The Language of
xyz

Oracy
Skills

Math
Social Studies
Science
Language Arts
Band
Soccer
etc.

Literacy
Skills

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Home Literacies & Practices

Language
of Home
Oracy
Skills

Language
of School
Oracy
Skills

Literacy
Skills

Home
Language

Classroom
Success

Literacy
Skills

School
Language

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Funds of Knowledge
Accumulation of life experiences, skills,
and background knowledge

Economics
Religion
Geography
Language
Politics
History
Agriculture Childcare
Sports
Art
Technology
Cooking

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