The Business of English Teaching Overseas
Todd Squitieri gets down to the nitty-gritty of how to make a living as an EFL teacherIt used to be that you went to Asia for a while because of the generous compensation. Even...
Assessing Literacy Effectively
Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell see assessment as the gateway to responsive teaching
Using sound instructional approaches within your classroom community enables you to make moment-to-moment teaching decisions that respond to each child’s...
Improving Learner Outcomes
David Bong explains the what, why, and how of measuring world language skillsThe world of language assessment is endlessly fascinating. What, why, and how we measure language skills are constantly evolving to incorporate new...
Mutual Understanding with Intercomprehension
Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé explain how intercomprehension is the basis for their Multilingual Romance Languages Learning ProjectWhat if the target language suddenly became multiple languages learned in tandem through a strategy that encouraged students to seek...
#IAmMore
Voyager Sopris Learning has partnered with WeAreTeachersto launch a social movement designed to embolden educators and students to effect change and to believe in the power of literacy. Called “#IAmMore,” the movement gives educators...
Animating All Students
Gregory van Zuyen reports on the way Terry Thoren and Rudy Verbeeck are using cartoons to help teach language skills and learning habits in classOne of the many challenges facing educators at this time...
America’s Bilingual Roots
Dominika Baran reminds us of the history and value of America’s multilingual past
Every September, or August in some cases, teachers welcome into their classrooms students whose first language is not English. Some of these...
Testing Reformed
Lance Knowles explains how advances in technology and cognitive neuroscience allow us to assess and modify the quality of learning and practice
A major benefit of the technology revolution in education is the ability to...
Report Recommends French Promotion in Ontario
The annual report of Ontario’s French Language Services Commissioner, François Boileau, “Looking ahead, Getting ready,” makes 14 recommendations, including one suggesting that the Canadian province adopt an action plan on the development of Francophone...
The Benefits of Narrow Reading Units
Kate Kinsella advocates the use of narrow reading units as a portal to word knowledge and literate discourseI provide consultancy and professional development for districts across the nation that are striving to support English...