Family members, teachers and peers can play different roles in shaping Spanish-speaking children's school readiness and English skills that are vital to children's academic success, research confirms.

While PBS itself won’t shut down anytime soon, they have now lost their largest source of financial support. This loss more ...

As someone who has been learning Spanish most of my life, I know it can be challenging and scary to speak in a new language. And I’ve seen my English-language-learner students experience similar ...

Spanish-speaking parents looking to help their children learn English should start by developing their literacy and numeracy in their first language, according to recently published research from the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Siberia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its smart speaker. A week before the campaign was supposed ...

For many multicultural families, or even in bilingual communities, parents feel the weight on their shoulders to ensure that their children speak “perfect” English and will encourage them to speak ...

Reading is one of the best ways to learn English. Spend time every day reading books, stories, or even comics with your child. Choose books that are interesting and easy to understand. Reading aloud ...

The purpose of this study was to provide a framework for better understanding the process of question development in a second language. The English questions initiated by four English-Spanish second ...

Google is testing a new “Speaking practice” feature in Search that helps users improve their conversational English skills. The company told TechCrunch that the feature is available to English ...