In Part I of this article, the authors explained how games can be effective instructional tools for language learners and describe the qualities that make games suitable for the classroom. In this ...

Is dictation old-fashioned, too teacher-centered, and boring, or can it be fun, challenging, and a good way to spot students’ language strengths and weaknesses? A post “Why Dictation?” over at My ...

WILLMAR, Minn. - The third-grader lay on the floor on his stomach on the fringe of a group of students, working intently in his math workbook. He looks up at teacher Courtney Hauge and said, "I did it ...

The Highline School District just published this announcement: One in five Highline students comes to school speaking a language other than English, with a total of 91 languages represented among them ...

Curtiss Strietelmeier is a K–12 analyst for CDW•G. He spent two years as an elementary teacher, two years as an educational trainer, 10 years as a director of technology and six years as a school ...

The third-grader lay on the floor on his stomach on the fringe of a group of students, working intently in his math workbook. He looks up at teacher Courtney Hauge and said, "I did it." Hauge looks at ...

Nearly 11 percent of students in Medford Public Schools are part of the English Language Learners (ELL) program, which provides specialized instruction for students who are learning English. That's ...

Punjabi students are pictured here in August during a Whiteland High School Punjabi class. The growing Punjabi population is driving much of the demand for English Language Learner classes at the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sink or swim. That's the best way Linna Jordan can describe her experience as a new American in Ohio. "I originally came here in 1981. I was 8 years old," she said, "You were just ...

Look around the Roaring Fork Valley, and you’ll see that the face of primary education is changing. Over the last two decades, the valley has seen an explosion in the number of Latin American ...

In Michigan, public schools are quietly undergoing a major shift. While overall enrollment declines, the number of English language learners (ELLs) is rising at a historic pace, prompting districts to ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice and former William & Mary Chancellor Sandra Day O’Connor once said, "The practice of democracy is not transferred through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned ...