Abstract
Research suggests that while the number of multilingual students in schools is growing, there continues to be an achievement gap. Often, the difficulty is related to reading comprehension and, more specifically, vocabulary. Given the fact that academic language takes longer to develop than social language skills, it is important that multilingual learners receive additional support related to developing academic language. Content-specific vocabulary development plays a key role in academic language. This article discusses the types of vocabulary terms that are important to teach, suggestions for ways to create a classroom environment conducive to developing the terms, and specific activities which can serve this important need.
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Altieri, Jennifer
(2025)
"Ideas and Activities for Strengthening Multilingual Learners' Academic Vocabulary,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 18:
No.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol18/iss2/9