Years ago, the Beaverton school district in Oregon participated in a study to determine the right models for improving English learners’ academic achievement. The results, which came out in 2019, ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

When David Dominguez entered the Hazleton Area School District in 2005, he was 9 years old, had just moved from the Dominican Republic and been assigned to a program that helped him learn English at ...

Teachers and school administrators are turning toward AI tools to help bridge the language gap with English learners — but ...

What factors help English learners (ELs) succeed in schools? In a study of top performing New York City high schools serving ...

If the goal is for our students to achieve high English proficiency, the change must start with the language model they hear ...

When Lucero Alejandra Cardenas moved to the United States with her family from Mexico four years ago, it wasn’t an easy transition. Her oldest son, now 10 years old, suffered from anxiety and ...

As the Trump administration pulls back support for English language learners, Michigan is rolling out new requirements for schools to educate those students. Starting this school year, Michigan ...

A visitor is coming to your classroom to watch you teach, and you’re worried. Maybe your teaching is being evaluated for tenure or promotion. Or maybe you have been asked to teach a class as part of a ...

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