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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Girls reading book in classroom at school “Bringing together [dual-language education] with science-based reading instruction can ...

A practice known as “shared book reading"—engaging children by pointing to pictures, discussing word meanings, and the sequence of events in a book during one-on-one or small-group settings—has widely ...

Imagine a cross-country road trip using outdated maps. What are the chances you’ll take the best routes or even get to your destination? This is what’s happening in California classrooms. Teachers ...

Researchers have found a link to growth in working memory and growth in English-language reading among young English-language learning students. The findings suggest better assessment and education ...

English-speaking mothers who begin reading to their children at a very early age have toddlers with greater language comprehension, larger, more expressive vocabularies and higher cognitive scores by ...

In fourth-grade English, your fourth-grader will learn to read, discuss, and write about complicated stories, rich poems, plays, informational books, and articles. Your child will also learn to show ...

Looking for simple ways to improve your English skills every day? Try reading newspapers. It may seem like a traditional way of learning, but it still works. It is one of the best ways to improve your ...