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Big leap for literacy in schools

By Adam Galvan

Literacy changes taking hold in schools recognize the subject’s expansion from traditional textbooks to online readings, images and audio. New learning standards ask students to read more closely and write more analytically, meaning teachers must adapt curriculum to get students reading earlier, says Jennifer Serravallo, International Literacy Association speaker and author of The Reading Strategies […]

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January 28, 2016

Virginia school district opens doors to refugee students

Tucked among the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia is a high-poverty school district that looks a lot like the United Nations. It was something Harrisonburg City Public Schools Superintendent Scott Kizner was most proud of. “These refugee students feel like a part of the social fabric,” Kizner says. “And every day all students at this district […]

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January 08, 2016

Indiana district improving literacy proficiency through a comprehensive digital platform

Nearly 10 percent of the 18,680 students in the South Bend Community School Corporation in north central Indiana are English language learners. With students of varying levels of proficiency spread across the district’s 33 schools, finding solutions to help students increase their skills, particularly in reading comprehension, proved difficult. In spring 2014, leaders at the […]

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December 16, 2015

Puerto Rican teachers ease ELL shortages

Districts facing rising English language learner populations and teacher shortages have turned to Puerto Rico for quality bilingual teachers who don’t need a visa to work on the U.S. mainland. Dallas ISD hired 350 teachers from Puerto Rico for 2015-16, primarily to teach elementary-level bilingual classes. Oklahoma City Public Schools started the academic year with […]

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December 02, 2015

Achieve3000 leads to achievement gains and assessment success in southern California district

For more information, visit www.achieve3000.com John M. Nelson III served as the Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services at Chula Vista Elementary School District, located halfway between San Diego and Mexico in San Diego County. In 2010, when the Common Core State Standards were adopted by California, he knew the 30,000-student district needed to help students […]

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September 30, 2015

Language instruction makes success possible for every student

More than 14.5 percent of the population of Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) is comprised of students categorized as Limited English Proficient. And with more than 127,000 students districtwide, this is not an insignificant number and presents a unique challenge in meeting the district’s mission of instilling the ability to read, write, speak, […]

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July 27, 2015

Cincinnati Public Schools Makes Clear Impact in Reaching Language Goals with Instructional Software

English-language learners now comprise more than five percent of Cincinnati’s school populationÁ‘which has grown more than 500 percent in the past five years. The third largest district in Ohio, Cincinnati Public Schools features a diverse population that includes speakers of 83 different languages. Addressing this specific challenge was part of the district’s objective when applying […]

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December 16, 2014

Nation's first Arabic dual-language school to open in Houston

Next fall, Houston ISD students will be the first in the nation with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Arabic language. In November, the Houston board of education unanimously voted to open the Arabic Language Immersion Magnet School in fall 2015, with two pre-K and two kindergarten classes. A new grade level will be […]

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Big leap for literacy in schools

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Cincinnati Public Schools Makes Clear Impact in Reaching Language Goals with Instructional Software

Nation's first Arabic dual-language school to open in Houston