Ed. Dept. Releases Guide for States on English-Language Proficiency
Report outlines empirical methods for states to follow as they craft new English language proficiency standards and how to measure the progress of ELLs Read Full Post >
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September 19, 2011
New Website Offers Fun Alternative for Practicing a Language
Verbling, a new free website and tool for language learners around the world, is like the popular webchat phenomenon "Chatroulette," but with an educational twist. Read Full Post >
August 15, 2011
A Children's Novel by Chinua Achebe Comes to the U.S.
Random House has published a children's novel, Chike and the River, by Chinua Achebe, which the Nigeria-born writer first published in South Africa in 1966. Read Full Post >
August 09, 2011
Resource: Reaching Out to Latino Families of ELLs
Adjusting one's approach to interacting with parents can produce positive outcomes is one of the messages in a book published by the ASCD, Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners. Read Full Post >
June 16, 2011
Free Webinar: Research on the Brain and Language-Acquisition
A software company is offering a free webinar this month that will focus on brain research and language acquisition as well as provide information on how English-language learners in an Indiana school district have used the company's software. Read Full Post >
May 04, 2011
Free Webinar Today on Improving Literacy for ELLs
Here's a reminder that ELL experts Diane August of the Center for Applied Linguistics and Gabriela Uro of the Council of the Great City Schools will be guests at a free webinar today. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2011
A New Edition of the English-Learning Carnival
A new English-Learning Carnival has been published online. Read Full Post >
February 17, 2011
'The Best Resources to See Who Might Fall Next After Mubarak'
What's going on with ordinary people in the Middle East taking to the streets and calling for changes in their governments is providing not only a "teachable moment" but rather a teachable month. Read Full Post >
January 03, 2011
Resource: The U.S. Constitution in 'Simple English'
A commercial Web site has provided the U.S. constitution in "simple English." Read Full Post >
December 28, 2010
Guide Tells How to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs
A guide by two professional-development consultants spells out in great detail how teachers can tailor instruction for English-language learners according to the students' levels of English proficiency. Read Full Post >
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