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Words in Motion, a cognate-based academic vocabulary curriculum for the middle school grades, is available for free download on the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) website. Words in Motion was developed, piloted, and implemented as part of the grant EVoCA: Enhancing Vocabulary through Cognate Awareness, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. The grant was co-directed by Dr. Igone Arteagoitia of the Center for Applied Linguistics and Dr. Elizabeth Howard of the University of Connecticut. There are three versions of the curriculum: monolingual English, cross-linguistic (primarily in English with explicit connections to Spanish) and bilingual (English/Spanish).

Here is the link to the curriculum: http://www.cal.org/vias/subproject4/wmc/index.html

Dual Language Education of New Mexico has published an accompanying monograph that provides detailed background information about the curriculum. It is available on their website: http://www.dlenm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=15&Itemid=45

Howard, E. [BILING] Words in Motion - academic vocabulary curriculum for Spanish-English bilingual middle school students. BILING listserv (BILING@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU, 2 Jun 2014).