Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. At Frank Sparkes Elementary, words fly everywhere. On a recent Monday, kindergartners sang and danced as they learned about the silent e ...
Interactive read-alouds are a mainstay in traditional literacy classrooms because they support wide-ranging goals in reading development. As educators make the transition to virtual classrooms, it is ...
Reading aloud to students during class time may sound like a simple, almost quaint, endeavor, as if from a bygone era. But literacy experts insist that it’s every bit as relevant now as ever, and they ...
A small group of international students at Springfield High School of Science and Technology — and their test results — illustrate a much larger discussion playing out across the state, one that will ...
A recent study found that every $1 invested in English upskilling produced a $6 return in the form of increases in local tax revenues, consumer spending, job creation, and business investment. In a ...
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Two prominent California advocacy organizations for English learners are firmly opposing a new state bill that would mandate that reading instruction be aligned with the “science of reading,” saying ...
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 ...
To all the new preschool teachers, I hope this article brings you joy, motivation, and encouragement as you work to create warm and inspiring environments for your students to learn and grow with the ...
Malik Al Dakhil (left) smiles Tuesday as she works with teacher Carry Miller on wording for a group presentation she’ll deliver during Miller’s “newcomer” class at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids.
Marisa DeSerio, who teaches English-language learners at Pulaski Street Intermediate School in Riverhead, makes changes to her lessons every year. In the past two years, though, she’s tinkered even ...
CHELSEA — Reading aloud a novel to a class of fifth-graders, dark-rimmed glasses perched on the tip of her nose, Darby Drafts had fallen into a common teacher trap. Put simply, she was doing more work ...