In 2014, the California State Board of Education adopted the evidence-based and standards-driven English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework (ELA/ELD Framework) — nonbinding guidance ...

I still remember a student I taught in Virginia early in my career. He was maybe 13 or 14, and he’d come to this country on a raft. People died on that journey. When he arrived, he couldn’t read in ...

A major laborers’ union with a large Hispanic immigrant membership is using an English literacy test to disqualify candidates from running for leadership positions in the union. The English competency ...

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 ...

Since 1986, Literacy Outreach has worked on helping adults in need of basic English literacy instruction and other skills. “We train volunteers to help those in need,” said Martha Fredenall, the ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Literacy Center of West Michigan helps people learn English. Hope Network Industries has a lot of people with different backgrounds. Now, there is a class going on here right ...

Guided use of social media in classrooms can help boost the literacy and language development of English-learners in multiple languages, according to a pair of studies from a University of Minnesota ...

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

URBANA, Ill., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This is an excerpt from the NCTE position statement Definition of Literacy in a Digital Age. This statement was revised and approved in October 2019, and ...

NEW BEDFORD — Youth and adults will be able to advance their English language learner skills in tandem with financial literacy through classes at the Discovery Language Academy. Beginning Sept. 14, ...

It is not a secret that many students across our nation are struggling with literacy skills, especially students from historically marginalized groups. According to the National Assessment of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s largest community-based organization dedicated to adult literacy is looking for volunteers to come alongside learners as they expand their English knowledge, ...