Since English is the second language in the country and is widely used, it is imperative to learn it, especially for children, since they will be exposed to it on a global scale. Even if the parents' ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. As California expands transitional kindergarten, English learner advocates are urging school districts to prioritize children learning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One in 10 public school students in the United States is classified as an English learner. Yet, many educators report feeling ...

Pecan Springs Elementary, still waiting for construction to finish on its new permanent campus, is one of 28 dual-language AISD schools under attack from TEA Credit: photos by Sammie Seamon Pecan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learning English can be a challenge for nonnative speakers, and particularly for children who must do so as they adapt to life in ...

For many multicultural families, or even in bilingual communities, parents feel the weight on their shoulders to ensure that their children speak “perfect” English and will encourage them to speak ...

English as a second language students can practice by reading books about their culture. For children who are learning English as their second language, it can be beneficial to read books that relate ...

Bilingual pre-K teacher Atenea Raptis coaches her students on their letter sounds and numbers. In 1980, when Patricia Cantu started kindergarten in Houston, there wasn't much bilingual education at ...

It must be difficult to face an abrupt shift in language when one is just learning to speak--so thought Rena Krakow, the mother of an adopted Chinese girl, and Jenny Roberts, the aunt of an adopted ...