Demystifying Dyslexia
Often, schools under-identify multilinguals with dyslexia because they think the issue is language-based, so they don’t evaluate the student. There are places where multilingual students are overrepresented because we think we’ve given them the right kind of intervention when we actually haven’t. So, the relationship between multilingual students and special education is complicated.
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December 2010
Hard Times, Higher Goals
Last month, Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, delivered the keynote address at the American Council on the...
Conjugal Bliss
The Spanish Verb Conjugator:
The Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Spanish Verbs
Jeanne M. Bielejeski (2009) Roche Publishing, Little Falls, Minnesota
7.5 in. X 5 in., 360 pages,...
November 2010
Devolve and Evolve
So often when we talk about learning, we refer only to students in educational institutions even though we know that it is...
Excessive Testing Curbs Creative Teaching
Howard Karlitz, in our October 2010 issue, argued that standardized testing should be used to help teachers improve their instruction
As American schools sink deeper...
Keep Your Brain Young
Read, Be Bilingual, Drink Coffee
Stephen Krashen says there are three things you can do to stay young mentally and you can do all three...
October 2010
Willing and Ready to Learn
So often when we talk about learning, we refer only to students in educational institutions even though we know that...
September 2010
Loading the Dice
Teachers are facing unprecedented demands as they start this new academic year. Falling state tax revenues have led to education budget cuts...
August 2010
Keeping Up With Styles
As educational spending budgets are squeezed, the return on investment in educational technology is also coming under increased scrutiny. We cut...
July 2010
Cutting to the Core
When lawmakers dictate curricula, the natural reaction from educators is to reject this top down approach which seeks to homogenize the...
Greetings from Granada
Assistant Editor Kate Sommers-Dawes continues her reports from Spain:
Had the most thrilling day today (my first day alone, as the journalist group left this...
Greetings from Malaga
Assistant Editor Kate Sommers-Dawes is in Spain today (El Día del Español) and writes:
Had an outstanding tour of Malaga today after visiting Malaca Language...
June 2010
Communicate Period
The administration’s Race to the Top scheme is only the latest in a long line of attempts to “fix” our educational system —...
