Language learning and processing is usually dominated by the left side of the brain, which is adept at tasks that involve logic and analytical thinking. However, in a recent study that mapped brain ...

Literacy is the right of every child, and our target must be literacy rates of 100%. However, how best to realize that goal continues to be debated by districts across the country, giving states good ...

Across the United States, approximately five million K–12 students are identified as English languagelearners.¹ This rapidly growing and diverse group brings a wealth of cultural and linguistic ...

The 22nd-largest school system in the US was facing many challenges and opportunities for improvement. The district had seen a 9% annual increase in the number of Multilingual Learners (MLs) for the ...

Despite Administration’s desire to slash education spending, a final bicameral, bipartisan bill restores most funding, including English Learner, World Language, EdTech, and Professional Development ...

The US Department of Education has announced $256 million in new Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grants to improve literacy nationwide. These grants are the first awards made using three of ...

As fall arrives, students are returning to school, we hope, with a renewed enthusiasm for learning. As teachers prepare for the first day of school, they may have reviewed the class roster and ...

In December of 2013, I published an article in Language Magazine entitled, “Making Education More Than a Grade”. This article examined the positive effects of service learning for English language ...

Learning is hard. In fact, there is compelling evidence that exerting mental effort feels aversive. In a meta-analytic review of 170 studies that included 358 different tasks and 4,670 unique ...

Study highlights national implications for teaching reading as New York educators report gaps in preparation, uneven curriculum adoption, and high demand for professional learning A statewide survey ...

Linguistic diversity among our multilingual students in grades pre-K–12 has been steadily increasing over the last 15 years, and with changing classroom dynamics, we need strong, intentional ...

California’s budget will include $200 million to fund a comprehensive statewide approach to early literacy, dubbed the Golden State Literacy Plan. Key to the plan is California Assembly Bill 1454, ...