Tag: language
Addressing the US Shortage of Bilingual School Psychologists
Picture a school where nearly half the students speak a language other than English at home. Now imagine there’s only one psychologist available—and they...
Iowa Gives Every G1 Student Decodable Books
Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide every first-grade student with...
Leading with a Culture of Caring
When Francisco Lopez was twelve, he and his parents moved from Santiago, Brazil, to a small town in Massachusetts, where his father began working...
MA Court Could Rule on Science of Reading
A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the Massachusetts Superior Court against famed literacy experts Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas, and Gay...
An Unexpected Powerhouse
North Carolina’s impressive climb to fifth in the nation for dual language immersion (DLI) programs is more than just a ranking—it’s also a reflection...
A Comprehensive Language-Based Literacy Framework
In this article, we provide a response to the article published in Language Magazine on Oct. 2, 2024, in which authors Jennifer Pendergrass, Tabatha...
Translanguaging and Assessing Biliteracy through Writing
Anyone who has taught in a dual language program knows the struggle of fitting in sufficient instruction in each content area in both languages...
Crackdown on ‘Unauthorized’ Chinese
China’s internet regulator has launched a campaign to crack down on “unauthorized” use of language online, in a move experts say is a bid...
