A year ago, the kindergartners learning English in Tanya Gan Lim's class were thriving. Back then, she'd bring in props and pictures to help her students learn the language and sound out words. Then ...

Pecan Springs Elementary, still waiting for construction to finish on its new permanent campus, is one of 28 dual-language AISD schools under attack from TEA Credit: photos by Sammie Seamon Pecan ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. As California expands transitional kindergarten, English ...

If well used, primary-language instruction is a tool that can help us provide greater success for English-learners in English. If the Bush administration is serious about “leaving no child behind” in ...

Novi Rahayu Restuningrum secured a funding from the Indonesian government through DIKTI program to continue her PhD from 2011 to 2015 at Monash University, Australia. The use of English in everyday ...

Since English is the second language in the country and is widely used, it is imperative to learn it, especially for children, since they will be exposed to it on a global scale. Even if the parents' ...

A new study co-authored by the University of Delaware’s Steven Amendum has found that children who had strong early reading skills in their native Spanish language when they entered kindergarten ...

Students and parents came out for the International Newcomer Academy’s Back to School Drive on the campus in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 14. The school not only provides an intense language and ...

Matt Westerberg is currently teaching 9th grade English to Ethiopian children as part of the Peace Corps. In an essay for Alternative Nation, Westerberg, a 1990s alternative fan, tells a story about ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A year ago, the kindergartners ...