Effective Professional Development for Teachers to Foster Students’ Academic Language Proficiency Across the Curriculum: A Systematic Review

• Published in: AERA open Vol. 5; no. 1
• Main Authors: Kalinowski, Eva, Gronostaj, Anna, Vock, Miriam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Academic Language; Faculty Development; Inservice Teacher Education; Instructional Materials; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Native Language; Professional development; Program Effectiveness; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher education; Teachers; language; in-service teacher training; professional development; cross-curriculum; content areas

This review summarizes features of professional development programs that aim to prepare in-service teachers to improve students’ academic language proficiency when teaching subject areas. The 38 studies reviewed suggest that all of the profiled interventions were effective to some extent. The progr...