eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test. Now, they have proposed eliminating an Algebra II requirement.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Throw out the traditional app playbook When my family and I moved from Siberia to California in 2014, my daughter Sofia had to adjust to a whole new language at preschool. Watching her struggle, I realized language-learning tools just werent designed for kids.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Identifying the Needs of English Learners English learners (ELs) have unique needs requiring targeted instructional approaches to support their language acquisition and academic success. ELs need instruction tailored to their language proficiency level. ELs deserve access to the same content and curriculum as their peers.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2023

.— The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for foundational skills in English language arts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Most teachers of K-12 English learners say their students have lots of academic potential, but social and emotional obstacles could potentially stall these students’ progress, according to the English Learners Report from McGraw-Hill. Read more: How SEL inspired a transformation in my school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This support means they can learn and improve as they write, without waiting for me to read through every draft. His essay, Money Cant Buy Happiness, included valuable reflections on emotional fulfillment and references to The Great Gatsby, yet his ideas were scattered and the language needed refinement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for success in school and that they would normally receive in formal education settings. The study focused on 122 sixth-grade students enrolled in six supplemental reading classes at two district middle schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. A system in which many of their teachers, myself included, speak only English. I want my teacher to know I’m Smart in Swahili.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s no secret that strong reading skills are part of the foundation of students’ academic success. Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Reading programs. years of growth in approximately seven months as measured on the Qualitative Reading Inventory.”.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

To help these families acclimate, Testerman earned her license to teach English learners two years ago. What she’s learned is that the job requires more than helping children and families learn English and find their way. How do you go about teaching English to non-native speakers? I love everything about the reading process.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2022

The Fall 2021 PALS Report found that reading skills in young learners are at a 20-year low. Over the past three years, reports have shown there had been little growth in reading and in some cases, states were backsliding. I have analyzed how literacy education has evolved, exploring why we are where we are today and how we can improve.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) recently named Just Right Readers decodable books for grades K-2 as approved instructional materials for both English and Spanish phonics. Just Right Readers Science of Reading decodable phonics bookscome in multiple levels to meet students current reading experience.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. Share assignments digitally; ? ABOUT KIDDOM.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion , the Utah-based leader in certifying language ability through artificial intelligence. Accurately establish language skills with AI. SAN MATEO, Calif.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The platform we selected—OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app —aligns with our public library system for easy access to its wealth of digital materials. We’re a minority-majority district with approximately 6,600 English Learners (ELs) and 5,200 students classified for special education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

. — In response to nationwide declines in student reading scores, today DreamBox Learning, Inc. Reading Park meets Foundational Reading Standards for grades K-2 as outlined in national and state English Language Arts (ELA) standards.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Click To Tweet In my role as a coach, I had the opportunity to facilitate an articulation day with a group of middle school English language arts teachers. English Language arts teachers might want to create 5 ins and outs for reading, writing, language, and soft skills/study skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018. Thank you, Sora, for making reading fun!”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Scaffolds help ELLs learn the language and master academic content This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S. Why translations alone aren’t enough ELLs need opportunities to practice English in meaningful contexts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

But it was a move to Japan to become an English teacher that finally helped Bonner see how he could meld his love of language learning with his technology fascination. “I I started to slowly realize that this passion for technology, specifically virtual reality, had applications in language education. Read Bonner’s Research.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our district was already engaged in a professional development program for literacy in grades K-3 when we learned about a new offering that had been created specifically for adolescent reading instruction. The fact is, too many of our students had advanced to middle and high school without being able to read at grade level yet.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. newsletters.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2021

So it wasn’t much fun to learn to read back then. In this period, no one assumed that everyone needed to be able to read–quite the contrary. Reading was for religious purposes and learning to read English was seen as unnecessary at best, heretical at worst. But they just didn’t see what was coming.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. But technology-enabled tools that aim to deliver language instruction at scale are also building incentives into their systems to help learners make more progress.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I told my supervisor the design and language used in the activity were not accessible to my students. Most of my students immigrated to the United States within the last year, and all of them were English learners, thus making it difficult for them to complete the activity. Given Spanish was my home language, I said mesero.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

. – June 23, 2022 – Students in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) who participated in online tutoring sessions with FEV Tutor , the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, demonstrated accelerated rates of growth relative to national norms in both math and reading on the NWEA MAP Growth Assessments.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 I’ve written extensively about the benefits of using the Station Rotation Model with students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. Part of “doing STEM” means learning to speak the language of STEM.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When I work with elementary teachers, one of the biggest challenges they face is the wide range of reading skills in their classrooms. A first-grade class may have students who are struggling to decode while other students are reading at a third-grade level. ElemBookClubTemplate.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

The study found that some 800,000 students in grades 2-12 who were active in Achieve3000 Literacy from 2020-2021 achieved nearly two times their expected reading gains. Other key findings from the study: Highly engaged learners in specific student population groups attained at least 3X their expected reading growth. and four U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 29, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading proficiency, today announced the expanded use of its platform within the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina. To learn more about the benefits of Reading Plus, visit www.readingplus.com.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. He had a front-row seat to a career that would allow him to pursue his two greatest passions: language and learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

There are a variety of reading and math apps and websites that cater to gamification, and even provide the opportunity for differentiation. Let’s start off with reading apps and websites. IXL language arts also incorporates gamification, but it is a paid subscription (free 30-day trial).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations , a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective English language arts solution for grades K–5, used in tens of thousands of classrooms across the country and trusted by educators for 65 years. ” . ”

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2020

If your student or child had to rapidly transition to an at-home learning environment as a struggling reader, an English language learner, or one with dyslexia, there are many ways that the support they were receiving in school can transfer to their home. This builds metacognition, which is key for comprehension and reading success.

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