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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Toward Biliteracy: Spanish and Californian Trajectories
As Californian demands grow for biliteracy, Cynthia García Dehbozorgi and Nehemias Giménez García compare the state’s initiatives to those of Spain
Surprisingly, one of the oldest bilingual-education programs in...
ESEA Reauthorization Does More for ELLs
The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has officially been released, an earlier draft of which was criticized for not providing critical protections...
Dual-language Programs Improve Reading Skills
According to a recent study, the first of its kind and scale, students enrolled in dual-language immersions programs, in which students are taught in both...
Listen and Read to Achieve
Erwin Tschirner explains the rationale behind an important new study to determine proficiency-level expectations for advanced learners in listening and reading
Last year, the American...
World Teachers’ Day Empowers Educators
UNESCO is celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on October 5 by highlighting the importance of empowering teachers to achieve inclusive and sustainable global development.
This...
Digital Media Can Boost Literacy
Technology and the amount of information it provides us is deepening the divide between the haves and the have-nots in terms of education. As...
Is Kindergarten too Early for Literacy?
The Common Core State Standards require that kindergarteners have the ability to read emergent texts with purpose and understanding. Kindergarten literacy standards are controversial...
New Standards for Short-Term TESOL Programs
In response to the proliferation of short-term TESOL certificate programs around the world,...
Investing in Teachers instead of Prisons
Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a stirring speech at the National Press Club that was particularly relevant for minority and English learner students
"I agree with...
California Supports Leaders in ELL Education
The 2014 California Language Census found that over 22% of California public school students are English language learners (ELLs) and over 43% speak a...
Four Years to English Proficiency
Study Finds English Learners in Seattle-Area Elementary Schools Successfully Reach Language and Literacy Targets in Nearly Four Years
A new Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest...
Identifying Literacy and Learning Disabilities Early
New research from Northwestern University has found a quick way to detect future literacy challenges in children who have not yet learned to read...
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