An earlier study had raised doubts about the effectiveness of learning English in the first grade. Now, researchers have observed that it improves language performance over an extended period of time.

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and ...

Gentil Micomyiza, left, works with volunteer Beth Eaton, right, during Reading Homeroom at Dallas ISD's McShan Elementary in Vickery Meadow in Dallas, photographed on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Louis ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

Immigrant parents worry their children will struggle with reading and fret that as non-English speakers, they can't help. A new study shows that's simply not true. Reading to a young child in any ...

This online resources helps middle school students improve their literacy. The site provides games and 120 hours of supplemental resources. Teachers can access free digital lesson library online to ...

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two ...

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Thinking back to her days as a bilingual teacher to fourth graders, Crystal Gonzales recalls that some of the suggestions offered by curriculum materials to adapt lessons for English learners were ...

Laurette Marais works for the CSIR. This work has been funded by the South African Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Laurette Pretorius consults to the CSIR ...

This school year, many Texas districts are teaching from an elementary curriculum that features extensive content about the Christian faith, according to a New York Times analysis. By Troy Closson A ...