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Develop Academic Vocabulary
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Introduce rich, academic, oral vocabulary through engaging discussions about dazzling fine art and realworld photos. No worksheets or drills. Just twenty to forty minutes a day, for just two to four days a week, and
you will see improved vocabulary and comprehension in all of your students regardless of their decoding skills!
Program Highlights
High-level, academic vocabulary to improve comprehension
Discussions4Learning enriches the print-based curriculum of the
language arts curriculum with the high-level vocabulary critical to
comprehension.
Explicit review of previously learned vocabulary Words are
deliberately revisited in context in subsequent weeks as students
discuss thought-provoking images.
Authentic, engaging contexts for language development
Dazzling images from around the globe and across time serve as
authentic, engaging contexts for language learning.
Fine art and cross-curricular connections
You can easily infuse fine art while reinforcing key concepts in
science and social studies through brilliant, compelling images.
Discussions4Learning includes four levels, A–D.
The levels can be used as early as grades K–3. The
vocabulary and images, however, are sophisticated
enough to use at the intermediate, middle school,
or high school levels depending on the vocabulary
and English proficiency levels of your students.
• Each level includes 96 lessons.
• Each lesson introduces 4–6 high-level academic vocabulary words in authentic, engaging contexts.
• Each lesson focuses on one fine art image or
real-world photo.
Themes
Components
The program themes are designed to connect to critical
concepts in Science and Social Studies. The program
themes across the four levels are:
Each level of Discussions4Learning comes in a box containing:
• Four spiral-bound Teacher’s Guides, one for each theme
• A CD-ROM with 96 fine art images and real-world photos
• Things We See and Use connects to the physical sciences and the study of matter and objects.
• A Program Guide with support for teaching the program
A sturdy spiral-bound 16" x 20" Portfolio is available with all 96 images for each level.
• Our Living World connects to the study of flora and fauna and biology.
• Places and Spaces connects to both science and
social studies, with a focus on neighborhoods, habitats, ecosystems, and biomes.
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• Our Changing World connects to changes in science and social studies.
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This flexible program is designed to meet your individual
school and classroom needs. You can use the program from
two to four days a week, for twenty to forty minutes a day.
Barbara Place
Week 23 Lesson 1 Image 4-17 Panama, Ancient Americas, Chest Plaque from Sitio
Conte, 400–900 ce. Hammered gold, 9 7⁄8" x 10 ½" (25.1 x 26.7 cm). ©Cleveland Museum
of Art, Cleveland, OH. Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Mrs. Albert S. Ingalls, with additions
from the John L. Severance Fund, 1952.459.
Semana 23 Lección 1 Imagen 4-17 Anónimo, Panamá, América prehispánica, Placa
pectoral del Sitio Conte, 400–900 ec. Oro martillado, 9 7⁄8" x 10 ½". ©Cleveland Museum of
Art, Cleveland, OH. Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb and Mrs. Albert S. Ingalls, with additions
from the John L. Severance Fund, 1952.459.
Week 23 Lesson 2 Image 4-18 Craftsman Hammering Copper at Al-Safafeer Market,
2008. Baghdad, Iraq. ©Faleh Kheiber/epa/Corbis.
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Semana 23 Lección 2 Imagen 4-18 Artesano en el mercado Al-Safafeer, 2008.
Bagdad, Irak. ©Faleh Kheiber/epa/Corbis.
Level B / Nivel B
Discussions4Learning / VocabulArte 99
• Use during read-aloud time, alternating read-alouds with Discussions4Learning.
• Use as a whole-group activity during discussion time at the beginning or the end of the day.
Available now! VocabulArte, the Spanish
edition of Discussions4Learning. Go to
VocabulArte.com for more information.
• Use as a bridge from one subject area or activity to another.
Products
ISBN
Price
Go to Discussions4Learning.com to find:
• 8 FREE sample lessons
(2 from each level)
Discussions4Learning Special Packages
Levels A–D Kits* + Levels A–D Portfolios
of Art Images & Photos
978-1-61528-630-0
$2,585.00
Levels A–D Kits* Save $116
978-1-61528-272-2
$1,400.00
Levels A–D Portfolios of Art Images & Photos*
978-1-61528-623-2
$1,185.00
• Additional combination packages
• Correlations to the Common Core State Standards, WIDA Standards, and the Coxhead Academic Vocabulary Word List
Discussions4Learning Individual Kits & Large Image Portfolios
• Videos of the program in action
Level A Kit*
978-1-61528-070-4
$379.00
• Optional Word Cards and pre- and post-tests
Level A, Portfolio of Art Images & Photos*
978-1-61528-604-1
$329.00
• Vocabulary lists for each level
Level B Kit*
978-1-61528-071-1
$379.00
• Testimonials
Level B, Portfolio of Art Images & Photos*
978-1-61528-605-8
$329.00
Level C Kit*
978-1-61528-072-8
$379.00
• The Scope and Sequence for each level, including the art images and real-world photos
Level C, Portfolio of Art Images & Photos*
978-1-61528-606-5
$329.00
Level D Kit*
978-1-61528-073-5
$379.00
Level D, Portfolio of Art Images & Photos*
978-1-61528-607-2
$329.00
Professional Development
1-Day Professional Development
PRO-DEV
$1,500.00
• The research base and how the vocabulary
was chosen
• A summary of the scientifically-based research study conducted on the program
• FREE support for Academically Productive Discussions
*Also available in Spanish.
Discussions4Learning is published by Davis Publications. Call (800) 533-2847 or email [email protected].