This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this article we address "language approach" data as a key variable in quantitative, large-scale research on educational achievement, ...

In a small room in Philadelphia's school administration building, Rosario Maribel Mendoza Lemus, 16, sits in a corner, rubbing sweaty palms on her jeans. In front of her is a binder with a test she ...

An ad hoc committee will evaluate the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency and that the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) could potentially use to ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects approximately one in 14 kindergarten-age children, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This is a statistic ...

As the global nature of work and life in the 21st century becomes clearer by the day, calls for a greater focus on international education and language learning are growing louder. Leaders from the ...

Misty Adoniou works for the University of Canberra. She is a Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and Teaching English as a Second Language and teaches preservice teachers. She conducts workshops for ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

Current research does not support the notion that spelling is a simple rote-memory task. Learning to spell is better understood as a complex developmental process that is interconnected with ...

New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single strategy that could ...

My kids entered first grade in the mid-1990s, attending a school that was considered progressive. As a teacher, I’m all in favor of using the most advanced pedagogical techniques. But the work my kids ...