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Transforming Reading Instruction
1. Millions of people, including me, learned to read with the help of Reading Mastery. Why change such a successful product? Although Reading Mastery...
Beyond Crises: Imagining Families and Communities
The recent shootings of Asian Americans and whether these will be considered hate crimes, tornadoes ravaging the Southwest and elsewhere, and fears of uncertain...
“Who You Be?”: Welcoming in the Language of Critical Love
And I love myself(The world is a ghetto with...
Literacy
Transforming Reading Instruction
1. Millions of people, including me, learned to read with the help of Reading Mastery. Why change such a successful product? Although Reading Mastery...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7: Operational Definition
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7
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Words Matter – The Case for Shifting to “Emergent Bilingual”
Throughout IDRA’s almost five decades, we have paid close attention to how we speak about people in terms of race or ethnicity, gender, etc....
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 6: Learner Differences
Rumi in the Language Classroom Series Vol 6
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World Language News
No Downside for Bilingual Kids
A first-of-its kind study in U.S.-born children from Spanish-speaking families has found that minority language exposure does not threaten the acquisition of English by...
Taking Digital Communication to Heart
As pandemic-induced school shutdowns have accelerated remote learning, the importance of personal connections between students, their teachers, aides, mentors, and peers has become a...
Transforming Reading Instruction
1. Millions of people, including me, learned to read with the help of Reading Mastery. Why change such a successful product? Although Reading Mastery...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7: Operational Definition
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7
See Vol 1 hereSee Vol 2 hereSee Vol 3 hereSee Vol 4 hereSee Vol 5 hereSee Vol 6...
Resources
Chinese Writing Contest Now Open for Submissions
MSL Master, a Hong Kong-based education solution company, is now accepting submissions for its first-ever Chinese Writing Contest.
In an effort to encourage Chinese language...
Languages
Virginia Launches ASL support for COVID-19 Call Center
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals across America are still struggling with a lack of access to information...
Cervantes Counters Spanish Sexism
On International Women’s Day last month, Spain’s Instituto Cervantes and publisher Penguin Random House launched the Guide to Non-Sexist Communication (Guía de comunicación no...
Move to Egalité for French in Canada
Since its adoption of the Official Languages Act in 1969, Canada has been an officially bilingual country—that is, the nation has recognized both English...
Pakistan Set to Make Arabic Mandatory
After a near unanimous vote, the Senate of Pakistan has adopted a new education policy requiring students in the capital city of Islamabad to...
Professional Development
Registration Open for 2021 Global Teaching Dialogue
Alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Teacher Exchange Programs and other global education leaders will share best practices for globalizing curricula, tips for...
Beyond Crises: Imagining Families and Communities
The recent shootings of Asian Americans and whether these will be considered hate crimes, tornadoes ravaging the Southwest and elsewhere, and fears of uncertain...
“Who You Be?”: Welcoming in the Language of Critical Love
And I love myself(The world is a ghetto with...
Creating a Culturally Responsive Teaching Ecosystem
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT), a research-based approach that makes meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their cultures, languages, and life experiences,...
Applications for 2021 ALAS Scholarship Award due Sept. 30
The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS), in partnership with Curriculum Associates, is now accepting applications for its 2021 ALAS Scholarship Award. Applications...