Mary Schleppegrell

This study will develop, test, and refine a set of five professional development modules called Exploring Language and Meaning in Text, intended to support reading comprehension and writing development for English language learners (ELLs). The modules will be informed by systemic functional linguistics, a theory of language that links form and meaning, and will be designed to prepare teachers to develop activities that help their students focus on an author's language choices and what they m...