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Supporting ELL Students in the Classroom: Strategies That Work

You have a new student in your classroom, and she speaks very little English. She watches everything carefully, follows what other students do, and rarely raises her hand. You want...

Equitable Instruction for K-8 English Learners

Understanding multilingual students, their languages, histories, and cultures, is foundational to making content comprehensible and meaningful. Equity, says Valentina Gonzalez, liv...

The Pandemic Hindered English Learners' Literacy. This Ohio District Is Turning the Tide.

"We want to help the students continue to thrive, and really everything that we're thinking about with our student services is equitable learning ...

Young Folks Help English Grow Up

The language is benefiting from a respect for diversity.

ACLU warns Delaware failing multi-language learners in schools

A new open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware argues the state is failing to meet its constitutional obligations to multi-language learners in public school...

Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida

A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take Engl...

Learning gap in EMI classrooms

Classroom Language Exercise

A1 beginner ESL gap-fill exercise on classroom language with 12 multiple-choice questions.

Estudiantes de primaria desarrollan fluidez en clases de francés

En William Lipscomb Elementary School, en vez de “buenos días”, los estudiantes de primer grado saludan con un feliz “bonjour”. Estos estudiantes amplían su perspectiva del mundo a...

Elementary-school-level English test sign-ups soar

In the Push to End Plyler, a Blurring of the Truth About English Learners

Williams: Congressional Republicans challenging students’ right to a free public education regardless of immigration status conflate the cost factors. The post In the Push to End P...

Over-50s drive language travel growth as learning becomes a lifestyle choice

Language travel has long been associated with younger learners. But a fast-growing demographic – the over-50s – is redefining who study abroad is for. The post Over-50s drive langu...

100 Words Every New Immigrant Should Know

Starting a new life comes with new words. This list reveals the essentials every immigrant should know, and a few surprises worth learning.

Talk To Me In Korean aims to help learners overcome language acquisition difficulties

While Korea continues to be seen as a global cultural hotspot — fueled by the high-gloss exports of K-pop and cinema — a much quieter, more mundane friction persists on the ground....

Elementary students build fluency in Madame Miller’s French lessons

At William Lipscomb Elementary School, first graders are trading “hello” for “bonjour.” In taking French lessons, students are broadening their worldview by learning a second langu...

Building a school community where learning blossoms

A bilingual teacher reflects on how culturally responsive teaching transformed her classroom, helping immigrant students heal from trauma, embrace their identities, and build a com...