Taking the Fear Out of Dyslexia
It has only been in the last decade or so that dyslexia
has been recognized as a legitimate issue. In the past, dyslexia has been
ignored, discounted, or morphed to fit under existing learning disabilities.
With further...
Call to Reimagine English Learner Education
Coalition for English Learner Equity issues a call to help address the education disparities faced by English Learners across the U.S.
The Coalition for English Learner Equity (CELE), a group of national education leaders and...
Reading under Lockdown
Each year, Renaissance releases the What Kids Are Reading report, and each year it grows by leaps and bounds.1 This year’s report looked at the reading habits of seven million students from more than...
United for Bilingual Education
As we move further into the millennium, many national and local educational systems are considering how best to meet the changing needs and demands they face, especially in developing countries. Arising from those reflections...
Drawing on Ideas for Language Learners
Mark Oronzio suggests concept-mapping strategies for language learners
For more than 40 years, education researchers have advocated the use of concept mapping as an effective...
Moving to Shift Pedagogic Mountains
Reyes Quezada and Cristina Alfaro stress the importance of developing culturally and linguistically proficient biliteracy teachers for the new generation of ELLs
In order to effectively roll out the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to...
Recognizing Gifted English Learners
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCREGE) has published a study, commissioned during the Obama administration, with funding from the U.S. Department...
Free Workshops for Bilingual Parents in California
In February, Californians Together will be hosting two free workshops for Spanish-speaking parents, community members, and parent organizers of English learners. The workshops are part of a campaign, Alas y Voz, which aims to...
From Silence to Conversation: Breaking Down the Wall One Essential Shift at a Time
Dan: What is one of the most common barriers to facilitating the shift from silence to oracy for multilingual learners, and how can we work to overcome it?
Tonya: This shift is about changing habits,...
Backward Design
Comprehensible input. Movies. Language clubs. Guest speakers. Pirates. Conversations. Fly-swatter vocabulary matches. Video pen pals. Study abroad.A language program can take many forms and have some—or none—of these. But how do you achieve one...