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UN Launches Ten-Year ‘Survival Plan’ for Endangered Languages

In a landmark move before the close of 2022, the United Nations finally launched what it calls the International Decade of Indigenous Languages—a ten-year...

Fostering Language and Literacy Development

Literacy is essential for success in school and in life beyond school. The ability to read and write well provides individuals with untold opportunities...

Literacy Education in 2023

If you were tasked to pick one word to guide your work as a literacy changemaker in the new year, what would it be?...

Centering on the Story: Putting Students First

As an educator and advocate, I’m continuously looking and listening for opportunities to welcome new voices and experiences as part of what I refer...

Minnesota: Karen language classes to make a debut in St Paul Public Schools 

For the first time this coming September, Karen (or Karenic) language education will be introduced to four district high schools in St Paul, Minnesota.  It...

Reading Strategies 2.0

The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 is a new, expansive, extensively researched edition of author Jennifer Serravallo’s trusted literacy guide for teachers. Written with today’s...

What to Avoid When Publishing Student Writing

Writing is hard, and teaching writing is even harder. In an attempt to optimize their writing assignments, teachers often give students bad advice. While...

February Marks the tenth anniversary of Hawaiian Language Month

For the tenth consecutive year, February marks Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi or Hawaiian Language Month.Established by the University of Hawaii in 2013, each February commemorates...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Emergent Bilingual Students in the Classroom

Artificial intelligence (AI) can promote equity for emergent...

Paul Krugman and the Power of Science Fiction

“My mind is so free and unburdened that I am fixing to clean up my desk.”Flannery O’ConnerQuoted by Susan Ohanian, Books Day by Day,...

Language Adapts, Students Adapt—Why Not Language Tests?

Imagine you are trying to build strength. You go to the gym every day, lift weights, and then come home to rest and recover....

Conquering Decoding Skills

Have you ever watched a young reader seemingly...

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