Tag: tech
Busting Myths, Telling Truths
Matt Renwick recommends a grounded approach when it comes to technology in the classroom
In a first-grade classroom, two teachers co-facilitated a literacy lesson. It...
Diglossia Releases Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment
Diglossia has announced the release of Mubakkir, an Arabic early-reading assessment designed for native and nonnative learners at beginning and intermediate proficiency levels. Experts...
Confucius Launches Chinese Online Test and Programs
The Confucius Institute and XuetangX have launched a platform for students around the world who want to learn Chinese and pass the HSK proficiency...
Software Focus
In addition to the humble book, publishers have launched an array of reading programs
designed to help readers of all types acquire the skills they...
Duolingo Rolls Out New Language-Learning Podcast
The language-learning app, Duolingo has decided to add NPR style podcasts to their arsenal of tools to get people speaking. The company, which is...
World Languages from National Geographic Learning
¡Exploremos! (1-4, 1A and 1B) offers an innovative approach to language teaching that takes advantage of content the students already know about the world...
Literacy on the Line
Vinod Lobo describes how a California grant is giving adult English learners access to blended education programs on their smartphones
Recent data shows that adult...
Could the language barrier actually fall within the next 10 years?
David Arbesú, University of South Florida
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the nuisance of communicating...
Semifinalists and Testing Cities Announced in $7M Adult Literacy XPRIZE
XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating world-changing incentive competitions, has announced...
Raytheon Deploys Translation Software, Aids U.S. Army
Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $4 million to provide automatic speech recognition, machine translation, text-to-speech, and optical character-recognition software licenses for one year...
