In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...

Today’s post is the latest in a series sharing teachers’ favorite lessons for English- language-learner newcomers. Even though the school year is over, or near its end, for most of us, it’s never too ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

Picking up a new language at any stage of life presents challenges, but for older adults learning English after moving to the United States, the endeavor can be especially consuming. Metro area ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – In school, students learn a variety of things that prepare them for life. But for some students, those lessons can be a little harder, requiring districts and teachers to get ...

Some protestant churches in Texas are quietly embracing a new mission: providing ESL instruction to immigrants. Baptist churches in Plano, Waco and Austin say they're seeing rising enrollment.

Approximately 650 Washington high school students, teachers and librarians traveled to local university campuses this month for MisinfoDay, an educational media literacy program that’s developed in ...

Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Dominique Smith look for positive ways to reduce chronic absenteeism among multilingual ...