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Mastering Reading

Eastern Tennessee State UniversityProgram title: MEd in Reading Format: OnlineLength: Four semesters Credit hours: 36 credit hoursSpecializations: English as a second language; special education interventionist  www.etsu.edu/online/graduate-degrees/reading-education.php University...

Ensuring Equity in Reading Instruction

Early one summer, my parents moved our family into a 900-square-foot house in the central part of town that would become home for my...

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2019: Year of ‘Spanish Language’

Last month, Spain’s culture minister Íñigo...

A Minority within a Minority

Elizabeth Jenner and Maria Konkel work...

Spanish with a Mayan Touch

Language Magazine explores tempting immersion Spanish programs in the diverse landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala MEXICO Lengua & Cultura Spanish School Lengua & Cultura is a Spanish...

Call to Restrict Arabic in Danish Schools

The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF) has effectively called for a ban on schools teaching Arabic with a proposal to Parliament that private schools...

Latino Teachers’ Perspectives

To build and maintain a teacher workforce that is representative and capable of serving an increasingly diverse student population, district leaders must pay as...

Celebrate Mother Language Day!

On International Mother Language Day 2018, celebrated on 21 February every year, UNESCO reiterates its commitment to linguistic diversity and invites its Member States...

Meeting Teachers’ Needs to Help Dyslexic Students Succeed

Shantell Thaxton Berrett explains why teachers need targeted professional development and resources to best serve students with language-based learning disabilities The beginning of a new...

Great Teachers Aren’t Born, They’re Taught

Mary Thrond explores trends in world language development for teachers (Teaching Works, University of Michigan, www.teachingworks.org) Commissioned by a bipartisan group of members of Congress...

Cutting to the Common Core: Disrupting Discourse

Kate Kinsella recommends launching an Academic Language Campaign to prepare diverse learners for the Common Core State Standards The Common Core State Standards (CCSS, 2010)...

Making Hindi Official at the UN

The Indian government is prepared to spend up to four billion rupees ($63 million) to make Hindi one of the official languages of the...

Advancing Dual Language Education

Jenny Muñiz summarizes the latest recommendations Dual-language programs, which provide instruction in both English and a partner language, are rapidly emerging across the country. Yet despite...

Busting Myths, Telling Truths

Matt Renwick recommends a grounded approach when it comes to technology in the classroom In a first-grade classroom, two teachers co-facilitated a literacy lesson. It...

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