There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

The Wyoming Department of Education announced a statewide Language and Literacy Initiative on Wednesday, aimed at addressing ...

Immersion instruction differs from other types of language learning because students are learning multiple subjects in the target language. In a Chinese immersion setting, students will learn content ...

English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in ...

During its meeting on October 28, the AUSD Board of Education focused on Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, an annual ...

A question we get often at Asia Society is whether a school should teach traditional or simplified characters in Mandarin classes. Similar questions might confront schools as they choose between ...

As the country’s increasingly diverse, crowded and underfunded K-8 schools look for ways to help teachers bolster students’ literacy skills, some teachers are taking matters into their own hands.

One in five Australians, or around three-million adults, have low literacy or numeracy skills - and it can have a big impact ...

Carving out time to connect with people in your family can be difficult with busy schedules, but the dinner table can be a sanctuary for bringing families together and learning important communication ...

Women speaking English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole, enrolled in a patient navigation study at diagnosis, completed a survey in their primary spoken language at baseline and 6 months to characterize ...

Students are outperforming statewide averages in both English language arts and math, and district officials attribute the ...

Immersion instruction differs from other types of language learning because students are learning multiple subjects in the target language. In a Chinese immersion setting, students will learn content ...