EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking ...

A panel of experts told EdSource on Tuesday that for English language learners, it’s important to balance phonics and other reading skills all students need with opportunities to grow students’ ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

Learning to read is widely considered the bridge to later academic success. In hopes of ensuring that success, more than a dozen states, including Florida, require students to pass a reading test to ...

I’m writing in response to Keith Auman’s letter, “All police officers should speak Spanish” (Reading Eagle, Feb. 14). Where would it end? Would we ask all our physicians to be fluent in Spanish? Our ...

Reading is one of the best ways to learn English. Spend time every day reading books, stories, or even comics with your child. Choose books that are interesting and easy to understand. Reading aloud ...

English is the language of the United States. Why must our police officers speak Spanish (“Agreement over hiring practices comes to an end,” Reading Eagle, April 26)? Shouldn’t the Spanish speakers ...

Thinking back to her days as a bilingual teacher to fourth graders, Crystal Gonzales recalls that some of the suggestions offered by curriculum materials to adapt lessons for English learners were ...