California Bill Requiring Kindergarten Exempts Early English Testing
Parallel California Assembly (2226) and Senate (1056) Bills have been introduced that would require children to attend one year of kindergarten before enrolling in...
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Animals May Have Brains Capable of Language
It has been widely thought that humans learn language using brain components that are specifically dedicated to this purpose....
Re-Gifted Reading
Stephen Krashen finds an easy way to help close the achievement gap in literacy and clean up clutter at the same time
There is overwhelming...
Updated Federal Data on English Learners
The U.S. Department of Education launched a new interactive web page dedicated to data on English Learner students (ELs). The site uses colorful maps,...
Taiwan to Offer Mother-Tongue K–12 Education
Taiwan’s government has approved a national language-development bill to protect linguistic diversity, which requires national language courses throughout preschool, elementary, and high school education.
At...
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...
Bilingualism May Counteract Autism
According to a new study published in Child Development, bilingual children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are better at switching from one task to...
13 Million Brits Plan to Learn Spanish in 2018
According to a poll recently released by the British Council, one out of every five UK adults (about 13 million people) said they plan...
Babies’ Babbling Builds Better Brains
It's long been known that babies modify their sounds to become more speech-like in response to feedback from their caregivers, and that they learn...
Social Climbing
Yue Meng and Nile Stanley see the educational value in social networking sites
If you type “Facebook educational usage” into Google, it will show millions...
Acetaminophen Usage During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Language Delay
A study recently published in European Psychiatry suggests that mothers who took acetaminophen during their pregnancies had higher rates of language delays in their...
Iran Bans English From Primary Schools, Citing “Cultural Invasion”
Iran has announced that English would no longer be taught in primary schools after Islamic leaders warned that early exposure to English would help...
The Future of Spanish and Hispanic Media in the U.S.
Does one have to speak Spanish to be considered Hispanic or Latino in the U.S.? What is the role of Hispanic media in the...
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