Tag: 2013
December 2013
Making Education More Than a Grade
Anne Paonessa assesses the impact of service learning on English language learners
Doing Our Best
Considerations on ways to share learning
From...
November 2013
Infants, Words, and Income
Bjorn Carey reports on research showing that two-year-old children of lower-income families may already be six months behind in language...
October 2013
Cuban Expressionism
Rose Eichenbaum captures Cuba’s love for communication in dance, music, and art
Cutting to the Common Core: Analyzing Informational Text
Kate Kinsella tackles the particular...
Celebrate International Literacy Day 2013
Gift a book!
Read to a child!
Donate to a literacy organization!
Learn a new word!
Visit a library!
Literacy is a right and a foundation for lifelong learning,...
September 2013
Leveling the Playing Field
Tina Walker sees the closing of the digital divide as key to overcoming the achievement gap
Mutual Understanding
Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé...
August 2013
Cutting to the Common Core
Making Vocabulary Number One
Dr. Kate Kinsella offers strategies for prioritizing vocabulary for competent text analysis, discussion, and constructed response
Child’s Play
Kennedy...
Esperanto Day 2013
Say “Saluton” today because Friday, July 26 is Esperanto Day with events held all over the world.
A major international conference in Rekjavik, Iceland, with over...
Babel Film Festival 2013
The Babel Film Festival is the first film competition for minority films that use minority languages, dialects, slang, or sign language. The aim is...
