Tag: english
Recognizing Gifted English Learners
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCREGE) has published a study, commissioned...
EdTech for English Learners
U.S. Department of Education data show that English learners in grades K–12 in U.S. public schools in the 2015–16 school year numbered over five...
Germans Give $1.2 Million for English Research
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has granted a Reinhart Koselleck Project to Prof. Dr. Monika Fludernik of the Department of English at the University...
Codeswitching Easier to Turn On
Research into the neurological activity required to switch between languages is providing new insights into the nature of bilingualism.
“A remarkable feature of multilingual individuals...
Bill in Congress Aims to Help ELL Teacher Shortage
The Reaching English Learners Act has been introduced in Congress in hopes of creating a solution to the national shortage of ELL teachers. The...
1 in 4 Students is an English Language Learner: Are We...
Despite a push to train and recruit more bilingual teachers, school counselors, and school administrators, the US is facing a shortage of educators who...
States’ Commitment to English Learners Examined
Two reports have been submitted to the U.S. Department of Education which examine the extent to which states’ education plans are in step with...
Standardized Testing Detriment to Minority Children
Over the last year or so, the movement against high-stakes standardized testing has subsided, maybe due to educational activists focusing their attention on more...
RULES on the Run
Learning, remembering, and using the stress and intonation patterns of North American English can be complicated and cumbersome. The interference of using one’s native-language...
K–2 Library Resource PebbleGo Expands Its Spanish Content
Capstone’s K–2 online resource PebbleGo has added new Spanish materials. The latest offering, contextually translated to maintain proper academic vocabulary and supported by natural...
