Language is a vital tool for teaching math--it's present in word problems, textbooks, teacher talk, and more. With this game-changing guidebook, middle and high school teachers will harness the power of language to ensure math success for all students, including multilingual and other diverse learners who may need support to access academic language. Introducing a unique functional language awareness approach developed through decades of research and field work, this book helps teachers examine how they use language in the math classroom and make small changes to their words and practices to support student learning. Math teachers will see the functional language awareness approach in action across different classroom contexts, and they'll get a practical collection of ideas, activities, and tools for making the most of language in the math classroom.

Causal Connectives and "Wh" Questions -- Ms. Craig Supports Explaining "In Your Own Words" -- Formulaic Expressions and Sentence Stems -- PROMOTING EXPLAINING IN THE CLASSROOM -- Peter Offers an Alternative Solution -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 7: Reviewing and Communicating Results -- OBJECTIVES -- WHAT WE MEAN BY REVIEWING AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS -- Attending to Precision -- THE ART OF REVIEWING IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM -- Ms. Craig Outlines a Review Activity -- Ms. Novak Reviews With a Matching Activity -- Ms. Carpenter Uses Learner-Centered Review in Small Groups -- Comparing Review Activities -- COMMUNICATING RESULTS: PRECISION IN LANGUAGE -- Ms. Craig's Learners Focus on Precision of Language -- Ms. Craig's Students Review Explanations -- Explicit Orientation to Precision of Expression -- Mr. Martinez Emphasizes Precision in Language Use -- Communicating Results During Presentations -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 8: Reflecting on Practice in Functional Language Awareness Classrooms -- OBJECTIVES -- USING FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE AWARENESS TO DESIGN UNITS AND LESSONS -- On Assessment: Formative and Differentiated -- On Language Use: Language Objectives and Functional Language -- On Language Development: Knowing Learners' Language Strengths -- On Planning: From Activities to Lessons to Units and Back -- REFLECTING IN UNIT AND LESSON PLANNING -- Ms. Douglas Reflects on Her Planning: Content and Language Standards and Objectives -- Ms. Douglas Reflects on Her Lesson: Assessment, Grouping, and Monitoring -- The Functional Language Awareness Approach: Multifaceted and Comprehensive -- SUMMARY -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.