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' ...

Growing up, a lot of kids don't communicate in English, except at school. While it is perfectly fine to keep the medium of communication as per one's geography aka mother tongue, the English language ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A year ago, the kindergartners ...

If well used, primary-language instruction is a tool that can help us provide greater success for English-learners in English. If the Bush administration is serious about “leaving no child behind” in ...

GRAND FORKS -- Immigration is changing the population profile of students in the United States. There are more children of immigrant parentage in the schools today than ever before. Some have limited ...

Learning English can be a challenge for nonnative speakers, and particularly for children who must do so as they adapt to life in a new country and continue learning other subjects. Yet education ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U.S. -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in ...

First graders (from left) Mu July Htoo, Mya Paw, Say Ku Paw and Soe Paw participated in an English as a Second Language class at Wallace Elementary in Dallas. The majority of the students in this ...

Matt Westerberg is currently teaching 9th grade English to Ethiopian children as part of the Peace Corps. In an essay for Alternative Nation, Westerberg, a 1990s alternative fan, tells a story about ...