Ensuring that our English Learners are literate in reading within 3 years is critical. Recognition of the importance of bilingualism is also important but it should not take precedence over the ...

Some English learners may struggle to read because they have trouble decoding words, while others might not have the English language proficiency to understand what they’re reading, said Hernandez.

A new coalition of researchers, educators, and advocates for English-language learners is pushing back against these policy changes, claiming that new legislation and guidance will disadvantage ...

In the agricultural regions of California’s San Joaquin Valley, schools like Firebaugh Middle School are surrounded by fields ...

Make the reading-writing connection by exposing ESL learners to a wide variety of literary forms in reading and then provide opportunities for learners to construct their own forms to share with ...

To improve outcomes for English learners, let’s change how we test children’s reading Measuring only one language when the child speaks two can lead to a serious underestimation of the child ...

Among those classified as English learners, only 16% met the standards for reading and writing. Once students are reading and writing in English at grade level, they are usually reclassified as fluent ...

Over 70% of the school’s students are English language learners. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) There were nearly 5 million English language learners in U.S. public schools in ...