# Educational practices and interventions: Promoting learners’ voices in the US & abroad ![A large image of an open book](/sites/g/files/omnuum6091/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/language-for-learning/files/book_banner.jpg?itok=dAtWnW8m) ## Projects [**Languages for Relating: Piloting an Innovative Learning Framework in Multilingual Classrooms**](https://prod-languageforlearning.drupalsites.harvard.edu/languages-relating-piloting-innovative-learning-framework-multilingual-classrooms) [**Aprender a Estudar: Supporting fourth-grade teachers to prepare lifelong readers and learners**](/core-academic-language-skills-cals-assessment-design-and-development) ## The L4L Pedagogical Vision “The ultimate pedagogical goal of a CALS-informed approach is not to produce obedient users of formulaic and rigid academic language forms. On the contrary, … \[our pedagogical vision is\] to equip students' with the language resources and awareness to use language flexibly... if students decide to achieve more effective, more poetic, more profound communication by breaking boundaries, code-switching, or producing different types of hybrid, innovative communicative patterns, students will do so on the basis of knowledge and awareness of ways of using language across contexts, not as the result of lack of language resources. Language is dynamic, flexible, and always evolving. … Just as we need to prepare students to be independent learners of new knowledge, we need to prepare them \[as well as teachers, researchers and the population more broadly\] to be reflective observers and flexible participants in the different evolving ways of using language, with academic ways of using language certainly being the most important in school, but only one way of using language among many others which are also relevant to navigate a wide and diverse world.” (Uccelli, Phillips Galloway, Aguilar & Allen, 2016) ## The L4L Research Approach The L4L research team works in partnership with practitioners to generate practice-informed research, with the ultimate goal of generating and promoting research-based practices. ## Publications Download 9 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=9&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1362106&content_filter%5B1%5D=1362105&content_filter%5B2%5D=1361039&content_filter%5B3%5D=1361045&content_filter%5B4%5D=1361053&content_filter%5B5%5D=1361983&content_filter%5B6%5D=1361984&content_filter%5B7%5D=1361059&content_filter%5B8%5D=1361060&content_filter%5B9%5D=1361062&content_filter%5B10%5D=1361982&&format=ris) ### 2020 Barrera-Osorio, F., Barros, A., Dryden-Peterson, S., Mulimbi, B., & Uccelli, P. (2020). [Levers for Learning: The relationship between school-level factors and literacy outcomes in low-income schools in Colombia](/publications/levers-learning-relationship-between-school-level-factors-and). *Comparative Education Review*, *Advanced view*. Barrera-Osorio, F., Barros, A., Dryden-Peterson, S., Mulimbi, B., & Uccelli, P. (2020). [Levers for Learning: The relationship between school-level factors and literacy outcomes in low-income schools in Colombia](/publications/levers-learning-relationship-between-school-level-factors-and). *Comparative Education Review*, *Advanced view*. August, Uccelli, P., Artzi, L., Barr, C., & Francis, D. (2020). [English Learners’ acquisition of academic vocabulary: Instruction Matters, but so do word characteristics](/publications/english-learners%E2%80%99-acquisition-academic-vocabulary-instruction). *Reading Research Quarterly*. August, Uccelli, P., Artzi, L., Barr, C., & Francis, D. (2020). [English Learners’ acquisition of academic vocabulary: Instruction Matters, but so do word characteristics](/publications/english-learners%E2%80%99-acquisition-academic-vocabulary-instruction). *Reading Research Quarterly*. - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.323) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.323) ### 2019 Uccelli, P., Galloway, E., Aguilar, G., & Allen, M. (2019). [Amplifying and Affirming students’ voices through CALS-informed instruction](/publications/amplifying-and-affirming-students%E2%80%99-voices-through-cals-informed). *Theory Into Practice*, *59*. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2019.1665413 (Original work published 2019) Uccelli, P., Galloway, E., Aguilar, G., & Allen, M. (2019). [Amplifying and Affirming students’ voices through CALS-informed instruction](/publications/amplifying-and-affirming-students%E2%80%99-voices-through-cals-informed). *Theory Into Practice*, *59*. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2019.1665413 (Original work published 2019) Jones, S., LaRusso, M., Kim, J., Kim, H. Y., Selman, R., Uccelli, P., Barnes, S., Donovan, M., & Snow, C. (2019). [Experimental effects of Word Generation on vocabulary, academic language, perspective taking, and reading comprehension in high-poverty schools](/publications/experimental-effects-word-generation-vocabulary-academic-language). *Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness*, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2019.1615155 (Original work published 2019) Jones, S., LaRusso, M., Kim, J., Kim, H. Y., Selman, R., Uccelli, P., Barnes, S., Donovan, M., & Snow, C. (2019). [Experimental effects of Word Generation on vocabulary, academic language, perspective taking, and reading comprehension in high-poverty schools](/publications/experimental-effects-word-generation-vocabulary-academic-language). *Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness*, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2019.1615155 (Original work published 2019) ### 2016 LaRusso, M., Kim, H. Y., Selman, R., Uccelli, P., Dawson, T., Jones, S., Donovan, M., & Snow, C. (2016). [Contributions of Academic Language, Perspective Taking, and Complex Reasoning to Deep Reading Comprehension](/publications/contributions-academic-language-perspective-taking-and-complex). *Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness*, *9*, 00-00. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2015.1116035 (Original work published 2016) LaRusso, M., Kim, H. Y., Selman, R., Uccelli, P., Dawson, T., Jones, S., Donovan, M., & Snow, C. (2016). [Contributions of Academic Language, Perspective Taking, and Complex Reasoning to Deep Reading Comprehension](/publications/contributions-academic-language-perspective-taking-and-complex). *Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness*, *9*, 00-00. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2015.1116035 (Original work published 2016) ### 2012 Uccelli, P. (2012). [Teaching language A with deep understanding in mind](/publications/teaching-language-deep-understanding-mind). In V. Boix Mansilla (Ed.), *Teaching the disciplines in the MYP: Nurturing big ideas and deep understanding*. Cardiff: International Baccalaureate. Uccelli, P. (2012). [Teaching language A with deep understanding in mind](/publications/teaching-language-deep-understanding-mind). In V. Boix Mansilla (Ed.), *Teaching the disciplines in the MYP: Nurturing big ideas and deep understanding*. Cardiff: International Baccalaureate. Uccelli, P., Boix Mansilla, V., & L., P. M. (2012). [How can we best teach new languages? Considering core principles in language B instruction.](/publications/how-can-we-best-teach-new-languages-considering-core-principles) In V. Boix Mansilla (Ed.), *Teaching the disciplines in the MYP: Nurturing big ideas and deep understanding*. Cardiff: International Baccalaureate. Uccelli, P., Boix Mansilla, V., & L., P. M. (2012). [How can we best teach new languages? Considering core principles in language B instruction.](/publications/how-can-we-best-teach-new-languages-considering-core-principles) In V. Boix Mansilla (Ed.), *Teaching the disciplines in the MYP: Nurturing big ideas and deep understanding*. Cardiff: International Baccalaureate. Thorne, C., Morla, K., Uccelli, P., Nakano, T., Mauchi, B., Landeo, L., Vasquez, A., & Huerta, R. (2012). [Efecto de una plataforma virtual en comprensión de lectura y vocabulario: Una alternativa para mejorar las capacidades lectoras en primaria](/publications/efecto-de-una-plataforma-virtual-en-comprensi%C3%B3n-de-lectura-y). *Revista de Psicología (PUCP)*, *31*, 3-35. (Original work published 2012) Thorne, C., Morla, K., Uccelli, P., Nakano, T., Mauchi, B., Landeo, L., Vasquez, A., & Huerta, R. (2012). [Efecto de una plataforma virtual en comprensión de lectura y vocabulario: Una alternativa para mejorar las capacidades lectoras en primaria](/publications/efecto-de-una-plataforma-virtual-en-comprensi%C3%B3n-de-lectura-y). *Revista de Psicología (PUCP)*, *31*, 3-35. (Original work published 2012) Uccelli, P., & Phillips Galloway, E. (2012). *[Supporting deep reading comprehension of academic texts through text dependent questions: A Guide for practitioners.](/publications/supporting-deep-reading-comprehension-academic-texts-through-text)* Department of Education. New York: NYC-DOE. Uccelli, P., & Phillips Galloway, E. (2012). *[Supporting deep reading comprehension of academic texts through text dependent questions: A Guide for practitioners.](/publications/supporting-deep-reading-comprehension-academic-texts-through-text)* Department of Education. New York: NYC-DOE. [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications)