Academic Language Notebooks: The Language of Math

Ensure English Language Learners' academic success with on-level math curriculum

Help ELLs at the intermediate and advanced levels of English language proficiency learn and practice essential mathematics language and concepts.

Teaches the essential academic language of the grades 3, 4, and 5 math curriculum
Modularized and non-sequential—pinpoint lessons against specific performance gaps
Designed for educators with varying levels of exposure to ELLs
Builds ELL professional development into every lesson
Correlated to the most commonly used math textbooks—easily supplement your existing curriculum
NEW! Diagnostic tests for placement and summative assessment

"What an incredible and much-needed resource for educators working with English language learners!"

Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Director, Assessment & Evaluation,
Illinois Resource Center
Lead Developer, WIDA Consortium

Grade-Level Kit

Each kit contains 6 Student Learning Systems and a Teacher ToolKit

Student Components

Student Worktext (6-Pack)

Thirty modules at each grade level build background knowledge, model correct academic language usage, and encourage language practice

Teacher Components

Teacher/Tutor Resource Book (TTRB)

Designed for all ELL teachers, tutors, and aides—even those with little or no experience with these students. All lessons follow a simple, predictable format: Introduce, Teach and Learn; Review and Practice; and Assess and Intervene. Research-based ELL Best Practices are directly translated into teacher practice through suggested teacher talk, models for differentiated instruction, and assessment rubrics

Teacher Resource CD-ROM

NEW! diagnostic tests—two 100-question tests aid in evaluating students' understanding of math concepts for placement and summative assessment purposes
assessment management system
student worksheets
NEW! reproducible pdfs of Student Vocabulary Cards
pdfs of teacher transparencies for whiteboard use
lesson-level assessment rubrics
textbook correlations and planning resources
NEW! correlation to Common Core State Standards

Assessment Handbook

An overview of the assessments in ALN, instructions for using the assessment management system, and reproducible copies of lesson-level assessment rubrics.

Teacher Transparencies

Reproductions of important illustrations, charts, diagrams, and other teaching aids and activities from the Student Worktext and TTRB. There are two for every module in ALN, 60 per grade level.