For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience ...

Is it better to have all English learners together, separate from their non-English learner peers? How about more instructional time in a heterogeneous classroom? Or pull-out sessions for language ...

Teachers can structure supports to guide English learners to speak and write using grade-level, discipline-specific language.

Years ago, the Beaverton school district in Oregon participated in a study to determine the right models for improving English learners’ academic achievement. The results, which came out in 2019, ...

About 11% of students in Connecticut's kindergarten to Grade 12 public school population are English learners.

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Students who are multilingual learners of English (MLE) play an important role in U.S. society but are often marginalized, misunderstood and underserved in the postsecondary system. Using data from ...

Does learning a new language have to come at the cost of your native language? One common phenomenon in English-speaking countries is the loss of mother languages over the course of a few generations.

Coordinator Sylvia Hughes told the board Dec. 8 that 24% of students in Texas are ESL, and in Amarillo, the number is 19%.

While teaching English language learners has always been a formidable challenge in Houston ISD, some educators say the job has become increasingly difficult this year because they face enormous ...

Mayra Calderon remembers her struggles at Groves High School when she first immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. two decades ago. “I was 17 at the time. I was told by the person who was helping with ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Yosadara Carbajal Salmerón was always a very involved parent, from the time her children were in Head Start. She would volunteer in the ...