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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Comparing Child Languages
Clifton Pye suggests a comprehensive approach to crosslinguistic research
At the dawn of the modern linguistic era, Noam Chomsky stated that the central problem for linguistic theory...
Cutting to the Common Core: Fostering Academic Interaction
Kate Kinsella offers an action plan to encourage second language learners to participate in constructive classroom discussion
A primary goal of English language development and...
Bilingualism May Counteract Autism
According to a new study published in Child Development, bilingual children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are better at switching from one task to...
Moving to Shift Pedagogic Mountains
Reyes Quezada and Cristina Alfaro stress the importance of developing culturally and linguistically proficient biliteracy teachers for the new generation of ELLs
In order to...
Bilingualism Benefits Low-income Children
In a study published in Psychological Science, the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Pascale Engel de Abreu of the University of Luxembourg...
Accelerator Aims to Close Global Literacy Gap with Project Literacy
Literacy rates have not improved in over 15 years, costing the world $1.19 trillion a year and leaving over 750 million people worldwide unable...
Growing Gains
Diane Glass explains why measuring reading growth should be a top priority for educators
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are transforming the way that...
Survey Demands More PD for EL Educators
According to the results of the 2017 EL Education Report, a new survey conducted by McGraw-Hill Education, 99% of respondents believe professional development for...
California Sued for Literacy Failure
Yesterday, a group of students, parents, and the advocacy organizations CADRE and Fathers & Families of San Joaquin, represented by Public Counsel and Morrison...
Massachusetts Restores Bilingual Education
Massachusetts’ Republican Governor Charlie Baker has signed the LOOK Bill into law which will allow the state’s schools to offer bilingual and dual-language education....
Florida’s ESSA Plan ‘Impedes Progress of ELLs’
The Florida Department of Education’s implementation plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has been roundly criticized as it relates to English learner...
Accenting Improvements
Lois Spitzer examines the sensitive subject of accent modification
As educational institutions expand their recruiting horizons and employ more staff from other countries, the extent...
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