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 ...

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' ...

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 ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. As California expands transitional kindergarten, English ...

Students and parents came out for the International Newcomer Academy’s Back to School Drive on the campus in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 14. The school not only provides an intense language and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A year ago, the kindergartners learning English in Tanya Gan Lim's class were thriving. Back then, she'd bring in props and pictures to help her students learn the language and sound out words. Then ...