Educating Language Learners

What can mainstream teachers do to differentiate instruction for English language learners?

By teaching discipline-specific language, subject-matter teachers can further their students' second-language acquisition.

A study looks at how 19 countries build their foreign language programs.

Two program models guide elementary students toward learning a foreign language.

Providing a sheltered environment that teaches English language learners in English is preferable to bilingual instruction, this author believes.

The author disputes the contention that dropping bilingual education promoted higher achievement scores in California.

No one program guarantees success in all settings, this veteran teacher relates.

How can we help language learners overcome the disadvantages they can experience when taking high-stakes tests?

What is the best way to enhance the ability to speak different languages in different contexts?

Two-way bilingual immersion programs foster academic achievement and positive school attitudes.

Five strategies help students comprehend language needed to read academic texts.

Educators at the United Nations International School share insights from working with children from around the world.

The complexities of reading in a new language demand complex strategies.

Listen carefully before making assumptions about the abilities of language learners, these authors advise.