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Multilingual Learners

Using Translation to Support Multilingual Learners and Their Families

Multilingual Learners (MLs) are the fastest growing group of K-12 students. Currently, more than 10% of all students in the U.S. – more than 5 million students – are MLs, and the number is expected...

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Multilingual Learners

Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Multilingual Education

In education, we love a good acronym. We love them so much that, over time, we often forget what they stand for. When we forget those words, we sometimes forget the focus behind the acronym and its...

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Multilingual Learners

Here's How To Respect Newcomer Students As They Learn English

Migrants entered the United States in Texas and were bused to New York City, where they knew no one. Migrants arrived at the southern border and then were flown to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts,...

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student success

3 Ways We Can Support the Unique Needs of English Language Learners After the Pandemic

Picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to understand a lecture. Now picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to...

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California

6 Ways We Can Help Reverse COVID Learning Loss for English Learners

Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States (U.S.) public school system has not returned to its...

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student wellness

A ‘Whole Child’ Approach Will Be More Important Than Ever This Fall

With summer here and life as we remember emerges, the open doors and public gatherings herald a return to normal. When it comes to schools reopening in the fall, however, normal should not be the...

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