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All about language comprehension: What it is and how it can help your child read
Language comprehension is a building block of reading. Families can support young readers at home by learning more about what it is and how it develops.
Why Teaching in Two Languages Makes Sense
Bilingual education facilitates connections beyond the confines of a classroom.
Grammar & vocabulary learning resources
Free English grammar & vocabulary exercises, rules, lessons, and tests online. Learn & practice English grammar & vocabulary.
Australian Granddaughter Responsible for Learning and Preserving a Dead Language
What would you do if your grandmother’s language died out?
Multilingual QA and Testing for Learning and Multimedia Content
Learning content often contains a high volume of multimedia and interactive content, including videos, audio, assessments, quizzes and animations. Welocalize helps clients localize, test and QA this type of content, as it usually contains software. Validation is done through functional and linguistic testing and QA.
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Learning Disabilities And ADHD
By Amanda Morin<br>In a recent survey by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), nearly everyone asked had heard of dyslexia. But only o...
Teaching Languages to Students with Learning Disabilities
Teaching languages to students with learning disabilities doesn't have to be a struggle- here are the best accommodations & instructional methods for class!
What is Natural Language Understanding?
What is natural language understanding (NLU)? This subfield of NLP focuses on comprehension of natural language.
Is technology a silver bullet for language teaching and learning?
Technology such as Twitter and videos does support language learning, but teachers will only see the benefits if it goes hand-in-hand with a change of pedagogy
Learning a New Language: Stages of Language Acquisition
When learning a new language these are the stages your child (or you) will encounter as they understand words that lead to comprehension and ultimately fluency.
Is Starting School Easier For Children Who Learn A Language Before English?
When kids learn a native language early, it could give them a leg-up on English and math comprehension once school begins.
Early Language Learning: The importance of teaching babies language skills
Dr. Robert Titzer is a world renowned infant researcher who has developed a fascinating method of teaching babies written language at the same time they are naturally learning to say and understand...
Learning My Lesson: Insights on Teaching from a Struggling Language Learner
An adult ESL teacher recounts her frustrating experience of returning to the language classroom in the role of... Read more »
Study Finds Reading Aloud to Young Children Improves Brain Function
Study shows that reading aloud to kids is positively associated with activation of brain areas supporting mental imagery and narrative comprehension.
Building Momentum With Long-Term English Learners
These students may appear to be bilingual but still have gaps in comprehension, and there are ways to keep them moving forward.
Textbooks got it wrong: How your brain understands words
Scientists believed a single area of the brain—a hotdog-shaped area called Wernicke's region—controlled language comprehension. Turns out that's not right.
Research aims to boost dual-language learners' reading comprehension
A quickly growing student population of dual-language learners tends to have much lower high school graduation rates as well as reduced outcomes on measures of reading comprehension and vocabulary, and an interdisciplinary team led by Amy Crosson is researching why that particular population is a vulnerable one.
Why Prosody Matters: The Importance of Reading Aloud with Expression
What can prosody, the defining feature of expressive reading, tell you about a learner's reading and comprehension abilities? Quite a bit actually. Read this blog to learn more.
Speech Therapy: What It Is, How It Works & Why You May Need Therapy
Speech therapy is a treatment for speech disorders. Both children and adults may benefits from speech therapy. During speech therapy you may perform speech exercises, work on language comprehension, and practice speech rhythm and flow.
A Practical Guide to Teaching English
This new edition continues to focus on the learner and the importance of active participation. Active learning is effective and fun! The ideas and teaching t...
