New Report Seeks to Dispel Misconceptions in Latino Education
The public perception of Latino education in the United States is one of failure and daunting tasks. A new report seeks to dispel that perception. Washington, DC-based think tank Excelencia in...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar—Accelerate English Language Learner Success: Using Blended...
Blended learning offers the opportunity to transform classroom instruction for all students, but particularly those who have been classified as English Language Learners (ELLs). Online systems offer...
View ArticleNew White House Budget Includes Funds for ELL Education and Community Outreach
In the FY 2016 budget the White House just submitted to Congress, funding for ELL education and outreach was increased $36 million to $773 million overall. With that increase in funding comes a new...
View ArticleThe Growth of Immersion Education and Its Shortage of Teachers
Dual language education programs are seen as a key strategy in both closing the achievement gap for the nation’s ever-growing ELL population as well as making English-speaking students more competitive...
View ArticleIn Oregon, ELLs are Disciplined Disproportionately to English Speakers
In a new study from the Regional Education Laboratory Northwest , English Language Learning students in six districts in Oregon were suspended and expelled at higher rates than their native...
View ArticleHelping ELL Students Stay On Track
A recent study from the Regional Education Laboratory Northwest confirmed that English Language Learning students in six Oregon school districts were more likely to be suspended and expelled than their...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Multi-level Learners in the Language Classroom
I attended ACTFL this year with a mission: to hear from K12 teachers from across the country about the challenges they face in their teaching endeavors, the successes they have experienced in...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 Years and Preparing for the Next 50 at TESOL 2016
Now more than ever, ELL education is of paramount importance in the US and around the world. That is why Rosetta Stone Education is proud to help the TESOL International Association celebrate its 50th...
View ArticleThe Importance of Parental Involvement in Schools
Most people in and around education understand that a parent/parents being involved in their child’s education can be a difference maker. There has been a lot of study into the subject and a lot of...
View Article[On-demand Webinar] Why Parental Involvement is a Must
Research has shown that one of the key indicators of student success is how engaged their parents are in their child’s education. Find ways to boost parent engagement and you make a lot of progress...
View ArticleLanguage-Learning Priorities in the United States
It might not surprise you to hear that the United States is behind many other countries in the world when it comes to preparing its students to compete in the multilingual global economy. Many...
View ArticleThe Move Toward Bilingual Education
It appears that states are taking a more bilingual approach when it comes to English Language Learners (ELLs), modifying the last decade’s move toward English-only immersion education. English...
View Article‘How Can We Better Support English Language Learners?’ We Have a Few Ideas.
Larry Ferlazzo and Education Week took the opportunity in his Classroom Q&A blog to ask the following: What are the greatest challenges to improving ELL student achievement, and how can we overcome...
View ArticleAmerican Councils Forms New Research Center
American Councils for International Education, one of the great nonprofits working around the globe to expand multicultural and multilingual education, recently announced the launch of the AC Research...
View ArticleLet’s Start on the Path to ELL Success
In the next few weeks, we here at Rosetta Stone are very excited to bring you a series of materials dedicated to helping English Language Learners succeed. The Pathways to English Language Learner...
View ArticleInsights from the Rosetta Stone “Challenges and Opportunities for English...
Although most view the CCSS as a comprehensive set of standards for math and English, those in the English Language Learning community were left wondering how the new standards affect their students....
View ArticleMore Insights from the Rosetta Stone “Challenges and Opportunities for...
We previously discussed “Challenges and Opportunities for English Learners in the Common Core State Standards” and its broader takes on melding the CCSS with English language learner instruction. Let’s...
View ArticleTop 10 Ways Rosetta Stone Solutions Support ELL Classroom Success
Sometimes when it comes to English Language Learner education, we talk broadly about population shifts and graduation statistics. Instead, let’s go ground level. Here are the top 10 ways Rosetta Stone®...
View ArticlePathways to English Language Learner Success Webinar
For the optimists, the growth of the nation’s English language learner (ELL) population is an opportunity to integrate millions of bilingual, culturally skilled students into the US economy. Currently,...
View ArticleMeet Luis: From ELL student to Stanford Undergrad
Perhaps our most rewarding feeling is knowing that we are having a deep impact on students’ lives. Luis Govea Moreno of Irving, Texas came to the United States seven years ago from Mexico with very...
View Article[NEW Infographic] Meeting the ELL Challenge
The growing English Language Learner (ELL) population is one of the dominant topics in American education today. It’s also one of the most pressing; the achievement gap between ELLs and their...
View Article[NEW eBook] Six Steps Toward ELL Success
The influx of English Language Learners into our nation’s schools is catching quite a few districts flat-footed. States that haven’t seen mass migration in decades find themselves having to make...
View Article[Video] Making the Most of EdTech for ELLs
The nation’s population of students classified as English Language Learners is expected to make up one third of the US public school enrollment within a decade. Every district is at its own state of...
View ArticleThe Need for Differentiated Early Warning in ELL Education
The English Language Learner population in the United States is statistically four times as likely to drop out of school than their English-speaking counterparts. Naturally, that group comes under...
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