English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in ...

A pre-school language intervention programme can significantly improve the educational lives of children with poorly developed speech and language skills, according to new research by psychologists at ...

A Norwegian study of kindergarten children reveals that girls are more interested in language activities than boys. As a result boys may receive less linguistic stimulation and become less prepared ...

Last school year, Four Peaks Elementary School debuted its dual language program, where half the day is spent in one language ...

BROOKFIELD -- In the first week of school, Schools Superintendent Anthony Bivona went back to kindergarten and first grade. And he learned a couple new words -- in Spanish. For the first year, Center ...

EdSource · How one student became a powerful voice for others with disabilities A popular and well-regarded preschool program in Los Angeles, which was created more than three decades ago to help ...

A rare Nordic language used by a tiny forest community is set to be taught in a preschool in central Sweden. Elfdalian, which shares some similarities with Old Norse is a hot topic at an international ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio student performance on two statewide assessments has dropped in fall 2020, and fewer students took the tests, according to state data. State assessments, canceled for the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation this month that exempts 4-year-olds from the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, known as ELPAC. Under state and federal law, school districts ...

Calls for language tests starting in kindergarten have been backed by Germany's education minister. Last month's PISA study found that 21% of 15-year-olds in Germany struggle to read and comprehend ...