Over ten percent of the student population in the United States is comprised of English Language Learners. Given that reality, the role of a student’s home language merits discussion. Use of students’ ...

When it comes to teaching English Language, our primary teachers are in trouble — and have been for a very long time. Research evidence suggests that especially in the area of grammar teachers ...

When I started teaching in California’s public schools 30 years ago, it was the beginning of the so-called English-only movement. “Qualified teachers” for multilingual learners were chosen to teach if ...