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This brief article presents strategies gleaned from research and which the author has successfully used in teaching reading to English learners in middle school. Strategies to use during, pre- and post-reading are presented in a clear step-by-step manner.

Englis h Lea rners with Disa bili ties : A Need for Guida nce English learners with disabilities are a diverse group of students with unique educational needs. The proper identification of and service provision for this heterogeneous group is both complex and necessary for maintaining civil rights.

Designating early elementary students who are close to being proficient in English as English-language learners can have "significant and positive effects on the academic achievement" of the students, new research concludes.

According to a new report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the support offered to young children who speak languages other than English at home varies widely from state to state, and community to community.

Immigrant and refugee youth who enter the United States during their secondary school years face a daunting set of challenges. In addition to learning a new language and adjusting to U.S.

A new study published in the Journal of Teacher Education finds that student teachers with more multicultural awareness foster more positive classroom environments for their students, but that awareness varies considerably among future teachers based on prior experience working with youth of color.

When the Every Student Succeeds Act passed in 2015, there was widespread worry that states would walk away from making sure that particular groups of studentsEnglish-language learners, students in special education, and racial minoritiesmattered in their school accountability systems.

A stronger emphasis on the math-related language students need for word problems can support their reading and writing skills across the curriculum.

Families of English-language-learner students in the Houston school district are less likely to take advantage of the district's robust school choice options than other students, a study from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research found.

Bilingual people may be better equipped to learn new languages than those who only speak one language, according to a study published in the academic journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.