The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach(CALLA)

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The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach(CALLA)

Is targeted at language minority students at the advanced beginner and intermediate levels of english proficiency

Integrates grade-appropriate content topics,academic language development and explicit instruction and practices in using learning strategies

Lesson PLan

The content always is selected first through curriculum alignment

Is based in part on cognitive theory and in part on efforts to integrate language

The CALLA model

Explicit instruction in learning strategies for both content and language acquisition

The development of academic language skills

Topics from the major content subjects

Criteria

c) it provides guidance for instruction

b) it explains what is learned as well as how it is learned

a) it is grounded in research

Evokes a number of positive connotations from various languages

por example

Hebrew (kala bride)

Hawaiian (kala = money)

Sanskrit (kala = art)

Greek (kala = fine, good)

Students should not to be quiet,they have to be active and verbal participants in the learning processl

Content area teachers

particular subject area of the curriculum

Social Studies

Science

Art

Math

Student

Learn the language functions that are important for performing effectively in the content area ,such as analyzing, evaluating, justifying, and persuading

can learn to use learning strategies through instruction and that the use of learning strategies

have an important role in selecting strategies from a menu and in adapting strategies to different types of tasks.

Calla has been infuelced and supported by cognitive theory research and ongoing classroom use