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The pandemic has shed new light on the ways schools and districts engage, teach, and measure the success of emergent bilingual students, also known as English language learners. As administrators and educators navigate a new way forward, using one of…
One key question is often relegated to the background when the subject turns to distance learning: What do students think of it? Fortunately, there is a new survey available from Phi Delta Kappa International that offers insight into how students…
While remote learning poses a number of challenges for all involved, it may be especially challenging for emergent bilingual students, also known as English language learners.
A report released several years ago addressed an important topic: the role of world languages in K-12 schools throughout the United States. The report, America’s Languages, was commissioned by a bipartisan coalition of federal officials in 2017 and was conducted…
Here’s an essential point, when it comes to working with English Learners (ELs): “Children cannot learn to speak English without opportunities to practice speaking English.” This insight comes from a post on the Penn State College of Education website that…
Implicit bias is as common in education as pencils, desks, and school buses, as noted by Sahra Ahmed in a post for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. The Kirwan Institute is housed at Ohio State…
Student engagement has never been more important than it is right now. Unfortunately, it’s also never been more challenging to engage students as we continue to adapt to at least some form of remote learning. The good news? Educators are…
Since schools closed their doors in March, educators, schools, and districts have had to quickly adapt—adjusting lessons, learning new technology platforms, and finding new and creative ways to reach and support students. In their white paper, How to Develop Scalable…
In the US, emergent bilinguals, also known as English language learners (ELLs) or English learners (ELs), are changing the educational landscape for the better, bringing different talents, skills, perspectives, and cultures to our classrooms. This student population, which currently comprises…
Despite the ubiquity of technology—and EdTech—there is a relatively limited amount of research examining the effectiveness of EdTech when used specifically for language learning (also known as computer-assisted language learning, or CALL). In their journal article CALL in the K–12…
Emergent bilinguals, or English language learners (ELLs), comprise 10% of all students in US public schools (USDOE, 2017). By 2025, this number is expected to jump to 25%, meaning one in every four students will be an emergent bilingual (Quintero…
Socially, there’s no question that bilingualism has many advantages: the ability to communicate with more people, greater job opportunities and competitive advantage, a deeper appreciation for different cultures, and the ability to travel to more places, to name a few…