Literacy/ESL
From Deficit-Based to Assets-Based: Breaking Down the Wall One Essential...
This is part two of our series Breaking Down the Wall. View Part 1 here.
Analysis of State Funding for English Learners
The Education Commission of
the States (ECS), an interstate compact on U.S. education policy, has
released a new analysis...
Testing in Place
In 2017, California Assembly Bill (AB) 705, by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, was drafted to eliminate placement bias...
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...
School Climate Changes EL Success Rates
Ohio’s Cleveland Partnership for English Learner Success—an alliance of Cleveland Metropolitan School...
California Receives $37.5 Million Literacy Grant
In November, the California Department of Education (CDE) was awarded a $37.5...
Rigorous Reading
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey suggest strategies to help students engage with...
Personalize Literacy and Language Instruction with E-Books and Audiobooks
OverDrive offers teachers an ever-growing collection of tools for literacy and language instruction and access to an...
All You Need is Read
Dianne Henderson and Gene Kerns offer practical strategies to help all students reap...
When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Sara Davila addresses the challenges of mixed-ability classroomsHave you...
Accessibility and Inclusivity in Language Education
Education, in general, is facing issues with providing
students with accessibility options; likewise, that inevitably affects the
field of...
Taking the Fear Out of Dyslexia
It has only been in the last decade or so that dyslexia
has been recognized as a legitimate...
Meeting Teachers’ Needs to Help Dyslexic Students Succeed
The beginning of a new year always brings new education policies and strategies. U.S. educators currently find...
Free English Lessons in the UK for Non-native Speakers
Long-established group of English-language
schools, British Study Centres (BSC) is now offering free English lessons for
local, non-native speakers....
Reading in Any Language Improves Reading Levels in English
A new study shows early reading in any
language helps children learn to read English. The study, titled...
Intercultural Mediation
How shall I talk of the sea to the frog,if it has never left its pond?How shall...
Radical Re-Thinking Required
According to the Migration Policy Institute, the U.S. meets the educational needs of...
Introduction to Teaching Adult ELLs
Published by Cambridge University Press, Teaching Adult English Language Learners is a...
43 Million American Adults Have ‘Low’ English Literacy Levels
White and Hispanic adults make up the largest percentage of U.S. adults...
New Media Literacy Resources Available Online
California reacts to the "fake" information crisisThe California Department of Education (CDE) has...