Tag: students
Children’s Rights to Read Pledge
More than 1,000 individuals and organizations, representing over 50 countries; 30 organizations; 20 schools, districts, and universities; and 175,000 students, have pledged support to...
A Pedagogy of Translanguaging
One day at recess, a distraught five-year-old approached me...
Animating All Students
Gregory van Zuyen reports on the way Terry Thoren and Rudy Verbeeck are using cartoons to help teach language skills and learning habits in...
UK ‘Likely’ to Lose Second Place Study Abroad Slot to Australia
The UK is likely to lose it’s spot as the second-most popular global study abroad location to Australia, according to a new report by...
Children of Immigrants Better Off in North America
According to a new comparison by the OECD, "entrenched disadvantage is less common among the children of immigrants in North America" than in Austria,...
Multilingual Students Succeeding in the U.S.
A new study finds that scores from students who speak a language other than...
Community Colleges Bring in $2.4 Billion a Year from International Students
The nearly 100,000 international students attending U.S. community colleges during the last academic year contributed $2.4 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more...
Music & Language Lead to Efficient Brain
A new study reveals that bilinguals and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while doing tasks involving memory. This means that it’s...
Bilinguals Single Out Second Language While Reading
Reading and speaking in a second language can be difficult, especially when the second...
Transitioning Adult ESL Students to College
Lijun Shen demonstrates strategies to address the different needs of college-bound adult English learners
Many adult learners who study English as a Second Language (ESL)...
