Academic language

When your institution needs to focus on essential academic vocabulary this list in both editions is as good as any. The-A-List-Words-Student-EditionThe-A-List-Words-Teacher-EditionThe-A-List-Words-…

76 Academic Words and Synonyms List Academic Word Synonym Colossal Immense Gigantic Spacious Enjoyable Festive Exciting Joyous Accomplished Gathered Glorious Terrific Agreeable Helpful Courteous Pleasant Appealing Fair Gabbed Lectured Compact Minute Little Puny Awfully Fantastically Exceptionally Marvelously Academic Word Synonym Colossal Immense Gigantic Spacious Enjoyable Festive Exciting Joyous Accomplished Gathered Academic Word Synonym Extensive Large Huge Vast Entertaining Incredible…

Teaching academic language can be challenging and dry. However, it's important to teach in order to set your students up for success. Here are five tips.

English Informal and Formal Words List; Informal Formal Ask for Request Look into Investigate Refer to Consult Hungry Famished But However Wrong Incorrect Mad Insane Let Allow Eager Avid Dare Challenge Hurt Damage Show Demonstrate Avoid Evade Sick ill Give up Quit Empty Vacant Mend Repair Idea Notion See Observe Need Require Informal Formal Live Reside Whole Entire Blow up Explode Thanks Gratitude Worse Inferior Keep Preserve Dim Indistinct Death Demise Job Occupation Dad Father Hopeless…

Students use language functions in every grade level and across all content areas, so what better way to set English Learners up for success than by explicitly teaching the academic language needed to successfully use language functions.

The Most Common Verbs Used in Academic Writing in English; •Modify •Monitor •Classify •Seek •Compensate •Deduct •Function •Legislate •Achieve •Locate •Validate •Communicate •Invest •Survey •Constrain •Allocate •Precede •Channel •Enforce •Faciliate •Retain •Contribute •Emphasize •Interact •Obtain •Restrict •Alternate •Adapt •Comprehend •Comprise •Expand •Promote •Consult •Contradict •Reinforce •Confine •Generate •Inhibit •Aid •Pursue •Assume •Contract •Categorize •Evaluate •Participate…

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Teaching academic vocabulary has never been easier with these daily activities designed to build mastery of common academic language. Includes weekly practice, word wall cards and assessments. Sets available for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade

We can look at the SmarterBalance/Badger Exam as a stressor in our lives OR we can look at it as an opportunity to strengthen our universal instruction. We can look at some of our students and say "they can't" OR we can look at those students and say "they will" and find a new way to reach them. We can look at our colleagues and find their faults OR we can discover ways to share our strengths and make everyone around us stronger in the process. We can worry about how far we still have to go…