Welcome!

The Madison Academic Language Working Group is the product of a September 2010 summit on the teaching of academic language for English learners (ELs). Working group members approach language and learning differently but at the summit they discovered a common commitment to elaborating the core components of the academic language construct along with strategies for studying, teaching, and learning academic languages.  While the focus of the group is on supporting ELs, it also aims to highlight the crucial role that mastery of academic language plays in the academic achievement of all students.