English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in ...

We believe that strong literacy skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—are necessities for all people and that all people can learn literacy skills. Thus, we choose to adopt a structured and ...

In dual language environments, aligning expectations for writing across all language instruction can help advance overall student literacy says Erin Lillis Kent, international literacy consultant.

Preschool teachers' use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books combined with early support for literacy in the home can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word ...

Trumbull Career and Technical Center announced a new community-wide literacy initiative, TCTC Tales, to inspire young readers ...

An estimated 6,700 languages are spoken around the world. Yet, linguistic diversity is being threatened as languages become increasingly endangered. Multilingual education is a treasure filled with ...

Medical jargon can feel – and read – like it’s its own made up language. So, it’s no surprise that nearly 9 out of 10 adults struggle with health literacy. According to the National Library of ...

A question we get often at Asia Society is whether a school should teach traditional or simplified characters in Mandarin classes. Similar questions might confront schools as they choose between ...

Three years ago, three colleagues in the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development teamed up to pilot a Facebook unit in a high school classroom mainly composed of Somali ...

STEPS are underway to improve English language literacy among students and teachers. This is in response to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call earlier this year to increase English ...