Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

A report from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation takes a swipe at the whole-language movement for promoting reading materials and teaching methods the author says are of questionable value. Whole ...

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages. In recent years, scientists have studied ...

Move over "Dick and Jane." A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

Katina Zammit is affiliated with the Australian Literacy Educators Association. When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

Although I can casually pepper my speech with common conversational phrases in other languages (bien sur!) I’ve never actually become fluent in any language but English. Yes, I’m interested. Yes, I’ve ...

My kids entered first grade in the mid-1990s, attending a school that was considered progressive. As a teacher, I’m all in favor of using the most advanced pedagogical techniques. But the work my kids ...