Peter Rosario has spent years watching his teachers help Spanish-speaking preschoolers sound out English words at La Casa de ...

English learners and their families in the Roanoke City public school district in Virginia rely on specially trained tutors who help students improve their English-language proficiency during and ...

Funds of Knowledge refers to the historically accumulated and culturally developed bodies of knowledge, skills and experiences that students and their families bring to educational settings. Rooted in ...

Erin Papa is an assistant professor of World Languages Education at Rhode Island College. Rabia Hos is associate professor of TESOL/Bilingual-Dual Language Education at the University of Rhode Island.

Oregon’s K-12 student enrollment saw a sharp drop during the pandemic, and the state continues to face declines. But one group of students has experienced steady growth over the past four years: ...

Don’t underestimate your students — especially those who are working to learn English as a second or third language while also trying to keep up in the classroom. The district’s new director of ...

Today’s post kicks off a series on scaffolding instruction for students. This first column in the series focuses on scaffolds for English learners. Irina McGrath, born and raised in St. Petersburg, ...

Sarah Mireles had her first encounter with a student who didn’t speak English decades ago when Mireles was a middle school student attending Greeley schools. Today, nearly half the population at ...