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Focus on the 4 basic language skills: Productive
Sheilamary Koch EducationConsidering all four basic language skills, the majority of students and teachers I surveyed claimed the productive skills — especially speaking — were more difficult than the receptive skills when beginning to learn English. These receptive skills, reading and listening, were highlighted in Part I of this article. Now, let's take a look at speaking and writing, the two productive language skills.
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Focus on the 4 basic language skills: Receptive
Sheilamary Koch EducationWhy do some English learners struggle with reading and listening? How can we support them in navigating these receptive language skills? Let's take a closer look at these two basic language skills.
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Are the Kardashians to blame for America’s cyberbullying problem?
Julie Bernhard EducationOnline feuds played out between celebrities consistently grab headlines. The Kardashians are notorious for engaging in arguments for public consumption, with one of the more recent quarrels between Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift dubbed as the biggest celebrity feud of 2016.
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One step forward and baby steps back
Jo Ann Iantosca EducationThe policies, funding and legislation concerning Canadian childcare at the federal and provincial level have varied quite significantly over time, giving rise to hope for a universally accessible system just before dismissing it entirely.
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Stimulus generalization: Often critical, often ignored
Howard Margolis EducationThis is bad, and it's far too common: Struggling learners fail to generalize what they've learned in class. When it's needed in other places, it seems "lost" or "foreign" to them. In the example below, what Marco seems to have mastered in his resource program, he doesn't apply outside of class. Like many struggling learners, he has problems with a mysterious sounding concept: stimulus generalization.
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Assessing work study practices in schools
Brian Stack EducationI recently had the opportunity to attend a large networking event with business leaders from my community. When I asked them what we (the school system) could be doing to better prepare students for their workplaces, I was not surprised to learn that employers are less concerned about a potential employee's academic preparation but care more about their "employability" skills.
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How can we get kids to unplug and read?
Bambi Majumdar EducationA barbershop in Michigan, called The Fuller Cut, shot into the limelight this month — not for its haircuts, but for innovative discounts offered to kids who read out loud. Kids are also quizzed on what they have read, which helps them comprehend and retain the story better.
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Math is about numbers, so it’s easier for English learners, right?
Erick Herrmann EducationMathematics is regarded as one of the core content areas that all students are expected to master as they progress through school. Mathematics instruction, however, has changed in the past several years. In past generations, mathematics often involved learning algorithms and formulas and plugging in numbers to solve math problems. With the introduction of new, rigorous state standards and college and career readiness expectations, logic, problem solving and the integration of a variety of strategies to solve problems have taken a front seat.
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A closer look at the new ESSA guidance for teachers
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe U.S. Department of Education recently offered guidelines for the newest reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This blueprint focuses on helping teachers perform better, and in turn helping their students do the same. That means every student succeeds when their teachers succeed in their endeavors, too.
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Partners in learning: A twist on the school‑home collaboration
Pamela Hill EducationThe typical connection for communicating information from the school to home is between parent and teacher. At the start of each new school year, parents look for the basic weekly classroom newsletter, parent-teacher notebook or notes from the teacher.
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