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Free Understanding Language MOOC
Stanford University Graduate School of Education and University of California Davis are offering a free, new MOOC: “Seven Essential Practices for Developing Academic Oral...
Oklahoma Legislature Votes to Repeal Common Core Standards
Lawmakers in Oklahoma have voted to repeal Common Core Standards for English and Mathematics, despite their introduction in over 40 other states.
The house voted...
Cell Phones Promote Literacy in Developing Countries
UNESCO has published a report explaining how mobile technology is used to facilitate reading and improve literacy in developing countries.
The report, Reading in the...
First Latino Books
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Free Online PD Program Focuses on CCSS & ELLs
"Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering the Language of the Common Core State Standards" is the title of the massive online open course (MOOC) which is...
New Report on Urban ELLs
The English Language Learners (ELLs) attending schools in the member districts of the Council of the Great City Schools account for nearly one-quarter of all...
Cutting to the Common Core: Decoding Complex Text
Rebecca Blum-Martínez offers a strategy to help English learners cope with the more complex language requirements of the Common Core
The adoption of the...
Closing the Vocabulary Gap
Alex Rappaport argues that word acquisition may be the easiest way to close the achievement gap
One promise of public education is to level the...
Dept of Ed Partners with NCFL to Encourage Family Involvement
The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and the U.S. Department of Education today announced a partnership to advance family engagement in education across...
Mainstreaming ESL
Common Core State Standards are putting more pressure on all teachers to help English learners achieve literacy proficiency, so here are resources designed to...
U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
Maybe our schools are better than we are being led to believe! Results of the 2011 PIRLS...
World Teachers’ Day
"Take a stand for teachers!" is the 2012 motto for World Teachers' Day. Celebrations are being organized around the world. UNESCO calls on everyone...
