Recognizing Language Disorders in Multilingual Children
Communication is a human right, in any and all languages. Children of all backgrounds start communicating from birth, though this communication looks and sounds...
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Access to Books Improves Learning
Yet another study has shown that increasing access to books improves student outcomes
“Reaching Families Where They Are: Examining an Innovative Book Distribution Program,” published...
Bilinguals Single Out Second Language While Reading
Reading and speaking in a second language can be difficult, especially when the second...
Advancing English Learner Equity in Math
Report Shows Promising Practices in California and Offers Key Recommendations
A new report from...
Year-Round Reading
Michael Haggen explains how summer reading is an integral and achievable part of every district’s comprehensive literacy plan
With the end of another school year...
Why UDL Matters for English Language Learners
Katie Novak explains why the implementation of universal design for learning (UDL) is best practice to increase engagement in all students
In 1922, my grandmother...
ESL Students Outperforming Native Speakers in England
Pupils with English as a second language (ESL), outperform pupils whose mother tongue is English in the UK General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE),...
Bill in Congress Aims to Help ELL Teacher Shortage
The Reaching English Learners Act has been introduced in Congress in hopes of creating a solution to the national shortage of ELL teachers. The...
What’s Hot in Literacy
Mother-tongue literacy, access, and equity under-recognized
A new report released by the International Literacy Association (ILA) reveals wide gaps between what’s truly valuable to educators...
Empowering English Learners as Assets
Johanna Even and Mawi Asgedom help us empower English learners through an
asset-based mindset
A refugee from Ethiopia has just joined your first-grade class. During the first...
Updated Federal Data on English Learners
The U.S. Department of Education launched a new interactive web page dedicated to data on English Learner students (ELs). The site uses colorful maps,...
Transitioning Adult ESL Students to College
Lijun Shen demonstrates strategies to address the different needs of college-bound adult English learners
Many adult learners who study English as a Second Language (ESL)...
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