In one of the most ethnically diverse regions in California, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) serves thousands of students, many of whom do not speak English as their first language. Educators ...
The author describes an ESL department's whole language approach to writing and reading, replacing its traditional grammar-based ESL instructional sequence. The new approach is enabling students to ...
“School Excels in Reading by Sticking With What Works” (April 1) mischaracterizes the whole-language approach to teaching reading. Whole language does not simply “encourage children to intuit the nuts ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The warring factions in the phonics vs. whole-language debate need to stop arguing and work together, says the dean of Purdue University's School of Education. "The debate is ...
Justin Minkel is a 1st grade teacher at Jones Elementary in Springdale, Ark., a school where 85 percent of students are English-language learners. Many come to school with little to no English skills, ...
Nationally, about 1 out of every 10 public school students is an English-language learner. And as a presenter pointed out during an education panel at last Friday’s Mount David Summit, the numbers are ...
Katina Zammit is affiliated with the Australian Literacy Educators Association. When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the ...
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More than 50% of Students in 5 Michigan Schools and Districts Have English as a Second Language
In Michigan, public schools are quietly undergoing a major shift. While overall enrollment declines, the number of English ...
In a small room in Philadelphia's school administration building, Rosario Maribel Mendoza Lemus, 16, sits in a corner, rubbing sweaty palms on her jeans. In front of her is a binder with a test she ...
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