... that must first be met to achieve academic literacy. In order to become academically one has to become familiar with academic discourse. Academic discourse is a type of writing and speaking skills that are used in specific fields. People communicate with each other in their own discourse communities. These discourse conventions are a way that people in ... a specific field communicate using certain terminology. Academic Exposition refers to critical thinking and writing strategies that are used to help people communicate effectively. Expository strategies allow authors to be classified i...

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... , the author offers many strategies to help older students. Some of these strategies include word sorts, focused language study, content area vocabulary instruction, modeled "think alouds," and emphasizing the reading writing connection. Comments I chose this article because the topic deals with a problem I face year after year. I am a fifth grade teacher and usually get about 2 or 3 students each year that are struggling ... readers. This is especially problematic because the focus of instruction is on expository texts and the children must be fluent readers in order to learn informatio...

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