Demystifying Dyslexia
Often, schools under-identify multilinguals with dyslexia because they think the issue is language-based, so they don’t evaluate the student. There are places where multilingual students are overrepresented because we think we’ve given them the right kind of intervention when we actually haven’t. So, the relationship between multilingual students and special education is complicated.
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Providing Mirrors and Windows for Emergent Bilinguals
Words matter. Bilingualism and multilingualism are superpowers. But the US education system has not always had that view. Traditionally, not speaking English has been...
Embracing Bilingual Assessment
Fluency in multiple languages can increase opportunities and lead to remarkable achievements. As US education secretary Dr. Miguel...
The Promise of Automated Writing Evaluation for English Learners
Automated writing evaluation (AWE) encompasses a range of...
Beginning of the School Year: Conversations and Considerations
(September 2023) Ayanna Cooper recommends setting up systems and structures that include student goal setting
I Teach Content in Secondary Schools. Do I Need to Teach Reading?
Margarita Calderón, Leticia M. Trower, and Lisa Tartaglia...
Can Minority Serving Institutions Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
“You may find some superficial changes in terms of science books where you see more Black kids or Native American kids in the chapters,...
International Students Returning to US
Last month, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released the latest version of the SEVIS by the Numbers report, which provides us with...
Liberating Language-Instruction Education Programs
(August 2023) Ayanna Cooper interviews Keena Flournoy White about her role as a school leader who serves multilingual learners in Harlem, New York
