Tag: november
November 2015
Fact or FICTION: The PLOT thickens Stephen Krashen argues that self-selected pleasure reading of fiction is key to complex text comprehension for first- and...
November 2014
Elementary Practicals
Lisa Lucas discovers what we can learn from the UK’s mandating of world language education in all elementary schools from second grade
When Language...
November 19 in History
Richard Lederer gives us a sesquicentennial look back at the Gettysburg Address
“Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address while traveling from Washington to Gettysburg on...
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...
November 2012
Improving Character Recognition in Chinese
Stephen Krashen argues that meaningful reading is the route to literacy, whatever the language
Accenting Improvements
Lois Spitzer...
November 2011
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United Indignation
It is about 75 years since the likes of Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell risked everything to fight against fascism in the...
November 2008
Greater Expectations
In a recent commentary published online in Education Week (Give Latin a Chance, September 22, 2008), Baynard Woods, a public school teacher...
November 2010
Devolve and Evolve
So often when we talk about learning, we refer only to students in educational institutions even though we know that it is...
November 2009
Two is Always More Than One
As we near the end of President Obama’s first year in office, we are reaching a crucial...
November 2008
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The World as We Speak
Our forum for changes in world language
Animating Young Learners
Jenn Reese describes how a new, animated TV...
