Today’s guest blog is written by Dr. Ivannia Soto, Associate Professor of Education at Whittier College. Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we ...
As far back as George Bernard Shaw’s fictional professor Henry Higgins, language experts have argued that low-income students who learn to switch from speaking a dialect to using standard English have ...
Excerpted from “Teaching Math to English Learners” by Adrian Mendoza with Tina Beene. Published by Seidlitz Education, 2022. Embracing academic conversations in the math classroom becomes routine when ...
I remember the first time I encountered academic language. During my freshman year, I was so excited to dive in and learn more about my class subjects, but I left the readings completely discouraged.
Purdue students who fall below a 2.0 grade point average will no longer be “on academic probation” – instead, they’ll be “on academic notice,” thanks to a change in academic regulations language ...
Strong communication skills in children are crucial for academic success, social development, and overall well-being in the ...
Seventh graders show strongest improvement with nearly 8 percentage point gains, while former English language learners ...