The research arm of the federal Education Department has released a how-to guide for educators who work with English-language learners. The eight-page report from Regional Education Laboratory ...

A student walks down the hall at ourBRIDGE for Kids, an afterschool program for immigrant and refugee children in Charlotte. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

For years, K-12 schools have grouped English learners in classrooms, driven by factors including limited resources and the intention to provide targeted language instruction to students with similar ...

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While English-language learners generally lag behind their peers in academic achievement, lumping the students into one group can limit schools’ ability to identify their individual strengths and ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

This model provides scaffolded active engagement and opportunities for guided practice to help students master new skills.

PHOENIX — A children’s advocacy group plans to monitor State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s efforts related to instruction for English-language learners, saying they’re concerned ...

Marisa DeSerio, who teaches English-language learners at Pulaski Street Intermediate School in Riverhead, makes changes to her lessons every year. In the past two years, though, she’s tinkered even ...

A newly released study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research found that English-learning students who were more proficient in the language by the ninth grade scored higher and ...

Roberto Gomez, 14, moved with his family to San Antonio from Mexico less than two years ago. He's been working hard to learn English since then — a task made even more difficult now that all of his ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The University of Rochester held a special ceremony for graduates on Thursday of its English language program for immigrants and refugees. The program offers tailored English ...