TESOL Unveils its Six Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
TESOL International Association has released a “set of universal guidelines drawn from decades of research in language pedagogy and language acquisition theory.” The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners are “targets for...
Supporting Early Literacy in Spanish and English
Building early literacy skills is imperative for all students, especially the five million English learners (ELs) being educated in today’s public schools.1 The mastery of these skills—including oral language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and...
Report Challenges California’s System to Identify English Learner Needs
Study of local plans identifies key improvements to fix the system
Californians Together is releasing a new report today entitled Masking the Focus on English Learners which questions the efficacy of California’s accountability system in...
Study Tracks Progress of English Learners
A recent study out of Philadelphia tracked kindergartners who were learning English and found that four years later almost 60% had achieved proficiency, but more students had become proficient in oral language (listening and speaking...
Anglophone Quebecers Object to French Policy
Only about 10% of Quebecers use English as their primary language.Many of them argue that recent proposals for language policy in the province—Bill 96, for example—are further consigning Anglophone Quebecers to the margins of...
Make English Truly a World Language
The Caribbean Sea encompasses over 7,000 islands, including the famous tourist destinations of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados. Taken all together, the Caribbean islands, sometimes referred to as the West Indies, are incredibly...
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), an independent, nonprofit university chartered by the state of Florida in 1964, is the sixth largest independent university in the United States. It is located on a 300-acre main campus...
Making Connections That Count
Roberto Rivera explores the vital connection between social and cultural competence—for both students and teachers
My father is from Nicaragua, and when I was growing up, he brought several of his siblings to the U.S....
“The Emergence of Culture Out of Anarchy”: Self-Organization in the English Language
The English language has progressed over time without a handbook or guidance, so one would think that the structure...
Can Teaching English Like Spanish Close the Achievement Gap?
If you have even a passing knowledge of Spanish, you know the ns in montaña are different. You can see it. But English isn’t like that. The as in car and care and race...