Education Week

How One District Approaches the ‘Science of Reading’ With English Learners

First grader Aizlynn Castillo works on an assignment in Diana Oviedo-Holguin’s English-learner class at Heritage Elementary ...
Education Week

Does Teaching ‘Sight Words’ Contradict the Science of Reading?

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...
Boston College

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Boston College’s TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program is designed to prepare future English language educators with the essential skills, knowledge, and ...
The Conversation

Lost for words: why the best literacy approaches are not reaching the classroom

Misty Adoniou works for the University of Canberra. She is a Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and Teaching English as a Second Language and teaches preservice teachers. She conducts workshops for ...
The Conversation

Phonics teaching in England needs to change – our new research points to a better approach

Dominic Wyse receives funding from The Helen Hamlyn Trust; the Nuffield Foundation; the Leverhulme Trust; and The Monday Charitable Trust. Alice Bradbury receives funding from the Helen Hamlyn Trust, ...