Tag: july
July 2016
July 2016 -- Inside the Issue
Competing Culturally
The Building cultural competence is the core mission of this publication and a recurring theme of this column,...
July 2015
Telling Stories
Stephen Krashen on what to do and what not to do when reading aloud
Powering Pedagogy
Margaret Don offers solutions to the problems arising from...
July 2014
Cutting to the Common Core: The Positive Side of the Digital Divide
Judith Zorfass and Tracy Gray recommend using digital text to differentiate reading instruction
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July 2013
Recognizing U.S. Spanish
Armando Guerrero recommends decisive action to stop the exclusion of the American Spanish vernacular in the classroom
Cutting to the Common Core: Decoding...
July 2012
Cutting to the Common Core
Lori Helman shares her thoughts on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the teaching of English Language Learners (ELLs)
Accelerating...
July 2011
Blurring Subject Borders
Most of us have a tendency to compartmentalize whatever we can — slotting information, knowledge, experiences into a defined category makes it...
July 2008
A Trilingual America
Barack Obama’s recent suggestion that “everybody should be bilingual...or trilingual” has been met with a barrage of criticism from conservative commentators...
July 2010
Cutting to the Core
When lawmakers dictate curricula, the natural reaction from educators is to reject this top down approach which seeks to homogenize the...
July 2009
Searching for the Silver Bullet
Everyone seems to have the solution to improving public education and closing the achievement gap. More rigorous standards and even...
July 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
The World as We Speak
Our forum for changes in world language
English Language Learners as an Asset
Ted Appel and Larry Ferlazzo describe...
July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE:
The World as We Speak
Our forum for changes in world languages
Language Teaching 101
Christine Lanphere, Language Teacher of the Year, explains how...
July 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
The World as We Speak
Our forum for changes in world languages
It's Not Just French!
Constance Dziombak argues that the benefits of language...