Gisela Ernst-Slavit and Margo Gottlieb are changing the mindset for educating multilingual learners Most education systems, ...

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Although China boasts a history of over 5,000 years, the modern nation-state we know today is only about 65 years old. Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People’s ...

As the Brazilian economy booms, opportunities for Portuguese speakers abound, and picking it up may be easier than you think While many think of Rio or the jungles of the Amazon when they picture ...

Maya Valencia Goodall sees speaking as the foundation for reading comprehension Speaking practice is the foundation for reading comprehension. When students routinely produce language—rehearsing ...

One day at recess, a distraught five-year-old approached me and proclaimed angrily, “Fulanito me tagó.” Confused, I attempted to understand her meaning: “¿Te tocó?” (“He touched you?”) She shook her ...

Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a milestone US Supreme Court ruling, Lau v. Nichols (1974), which set the groundwork for equitable learning opportunities for students designated at the ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) can deepen education. In order for students to be academically, socially, and behaviorally successful in school and beyond, they need to develop skills in the five ...

When we read, we are reading language. Thus, a strong foundation in oral language is essential to reading comprehension. The research base we refer to as the science of reading includes copious ...

K atie Novak explains why the implementation of universal design for learning (UDL) is best practice to increase engagement in all students In 1922, my grandmother moved from Trois-Rivières, a city in ...

The field of language education today is dominated by concerns about the development of academic language proficiency, the mastery of the vocabulary, grammar, and discourse style of language needed ...

During the past decade, interpreter and translator services have soared across public and public charter schools in the US. A primary reason for this dramatic increase is the “Dear Colleague” letter ...