Caslon Language Education Wikimedia (D)

Caslon Language Education Index

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

declamación de poesía (poetry recitation)

• Tradition in Spanish-speaking countries that involves accurate intonation and emotion; also an instructional strategy used to develop fluency. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

dialect

• A variety of speaking, writing, or signing a language that is distinguished by differences in vocabulary, sentence structure, and pronunciation. English and other languages are composed of many different dialects, often associated with particular regions or groups of speakers. Teaching Adolescent English Language Learners by Nancy Cloud, Judah Lakin, Erin Leininger, Laura Maxwell

dialogue journal

• Place for free writing. Students choose the topic and language and the teacher responds to the content, not the mechanics, often using a standard formula: comment, connection, question. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

dictado/dictation

• Instructional strategy in which the teacher dictates words, sentences, or paragraphs that are familiar to the students, and the students write what the teacher is saying. The dictado is holistic; it teaches and develops spelling, punctuation, and syntax and grammar (and other word-study skills) in a way that is meaningful and comprehensive. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

discourse

• Patterns of language use (both oral and written) common to specific contexts in which a language is used. For example, the discourse pattern in a conversation among scientists differs from the discourse pattern in a negotiation for the purchase of a used car. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

• Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

dual-language program

• Additive bilingual program using two languages for literacy and content instruction that aims for true biliteracy, bilingualism, and biculturalism for all students in the program. Students may include language-minority students (English language learners and two-language learners) and language-majority students, or language-language-minority students only. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow