Education Week

The Science of Reading and English Learners: 3 Takeaways for Policy and Classroom Practice

Young English learners face a two-fold challenge in learning to read. They need to learn how to map spoken sounds to written letters, the phonics skills that allow them to decode words on the page, ...
Good e-Reader

Personalized English Learning: How Promova Uses AI to Adapt Reading and Vocabulary Training

Apps, e-books, and AI tutors now shape the way we approach language, and nowhere is that shift more visible than in the ...
EdSource

English learner advocates in California oppose ‘science of reading’ bill

Two prominent California advocacy organizations for English learners are firmly opposing a new state bill that would mandate that reading instruction be aligned with the “science of reading,” saying ...
EdSource

Advocates for English learners and the ‘science of reading’ sign on to joint statement

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...
Education Week

Is the ‘Science of Reading’ Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing?

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...
Reading Eagle

Letter: Immigrants should learn English

English is the language of the United States. Why must our police officers speak Spanish (“Agreement over hiring practices comes to an end,” Reading Eagle, April 26)? Shouldn’t the Spanish speakers ...
The Hechinger Report

Masks, virtual instruction and COVID-19 challenges made it hard for kids to learn reading

Kindergarten teacher Naomi Simpson works with students on breaking down words into sounds during a reading intervention time at Vitovsky Elementary on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Midlothian, Texas. For ...
Iowa Public Radio

Imam Baksh on his passion for reading and introducing literature to children

Since 1967, about 1,500 writers from more than 150 countries have spent time in residence at the University of Iowa International Writing Program. A group of 18 established writers from around the ...
The Conversation

Bringing art into classrooms can benefit students who are learning to speak English

Chenkai Chi receives funding from SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Mehdia Hassan receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Pauline Sameshima has received ...
The Conversation

Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?

Lucy Lu is the Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects in the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). AERO is jointly funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.
Reading Eagle

Letter: Better life comes with learning English

I’m writing in response to Keith Auman’s letter, “All police officers should speak Spanish” (Reading Eagle, Feb. 14). Where would it end? Would we ask all our physicians to be fluent in Spanish? Our ...