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Shared Book Reading Benefits ELL Language Skills
Shared book reading—the process of reading alongside children and engaging them by pointing to pictures, discussing word meanings, and going over the book’s plot—has...
Programs will help preserve Native languages, strengthen Native communities
As part of his ongoing efforts to help preserve Native languages, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured grants worth over half a million dollars.
The...
#IAmMore
Voyager Sopris Learning has partnered with WeAreTeachersto launch a social movement designed to embolden educators and students to effect change and to believe in...
Animating All Students
Gregory van Zuyen reports on the way Terry Thoren and Rudy Verbeeck are using cartoons to help teach language skills and learning habits in...
Report Claims Most US Teachers Not Trained to Create Readers
According to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a Washington-based think tank funded by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Foundation,...
English Learners Succeeding
A new study finds that scores from students who speak a language other than English at home have improved dramatically over the last 15 years....
America’s Bilingual Roots
Dominika Baran reminds us of the history and value of America’s multilingual past
Every September, or August in some cases, teachers welcome into their classrooms...
Testing Reformed
Lance Knowles explains how advances in technology and cognitive neuroscience allow us to assess and modify the quality of learning and practice
A major benefit...
U.S. Judge Denies Right to Literacy
In Detroit last month, U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III asserted that, despite its importance, the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a fundamental right...
New Zealand University Launches Indigenous & Māori Exchange Program
A new program has been launched at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, to increase the number of indigenous students studying abroad...
The New Free Voluntary Reading?
Kenneth S. Horowitz finds a parallel between the use of video games and Krashen’s theories of Free Voluntary Reading and Free Voluntary Surfing
ESL teachers...
UK ‘Likely’ to Lose Second Place Study Abroad Slot to Australia
The UK is likely to lose it’s spot as the second-most popular global study abroad location to Australia, according to a new report by...
