The Role of Early Oral Language in Literacy Development
Timothy Shanahan and Christopher Lonigan explore the connection between early oral language development and later reading comprehension success
Supporting young children’s language and literacy development has long been considered a practice that yields strong readers...
Literacy Starts in the Library
Literacy is the foundation of everything we do for our learners. Reading is a required skill for every subject, whether it is science, English,...
Growing Bilingual Teacher Shortage in California
A new report released by Californians Together shows that many school districts across the state are currently facing a growing bilingual teacher shortage, and that in the near term, there is a pool of...
Study Links Toddler’s Screen Time to Slower Speech Development
In recent years, young children and toddlers have been increasingly exposed to handheld devices. It’s become commonplace to see babies playing games on tablets, smartphones, and other technological devices, rather than with wooden blocks...
What’s the Secret?
Jennifer Helfand verses on the ‘musts’ of language learning
Vocabulary and grammar. When I was a child, I thought that these were the only two things I needed in order to learn another language. I...
Review: Creating Enthusiastic Writers
Paula Bourque’s enthusiasm for experience her subject is undeniable. She is a K–8 literacy coach in Augusta, Maine, and has worked for 28 years in education. Her book Close Writing: Developing Purposeful Writers in...
Senate Votes Against Civil Rights of American Students
Despite a passionate appeal by Senator Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. Senate has voted in favor of rolling back critical regulations of the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) by a narrow margin of 50 to...
New Tablet-Based Interactive ELL Test
This fall, Pearson is launching TELL (Test of English Language Learning), a tablet-based assessment developed to help schools assess progress of English Language Learners (ELLs). TELL will employ one of the most tried and...
World Teachers’ Day Empowers Educators
UNESCO is celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on October 5 by highlighting the importance of empowering teachers to achieve inclusive and sustainable global development.
This year World Teachers’ Day highlights the need to empower all...
Stressing Classy Communication
Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst-Slavit know that academic language is important for all students and essential for English language learners
In a midsized school, a veteran second-grade teacher is working diligently with her students on...