The Parents Trying to Pass Down a Language They Hardly Speak

This article was featured in One Story to Read ... Native Speakers, Interrupted, that “in the United States, English is the language of power and the language children choose to speak with their ... Read More

Children's surgery to speak better English

Parents desperate for their children to speak English fluently are paying to have their tongues surgically altered. The £250 operations enable youngsters in South Korea to overcome their natural ... Read More

McCaughey: Teach migrant children English – bilingual ed is a scam

New York City, Denver, Chicago and other cities are urgently recruiting bilingual education teachers as the children of migrants enroll in school. Bilingual ed will doom most of these kids to failure. Read More

City of Dallas is expanding language access for Spanish-speaking residents

Dallas requires more Spanish-speaking employees who can effectively communicate with the community they serve, fostering an environment of trust, said Myrna Mendez of the community group Comadres ... Read More

Kings Canyon Unified School District parent academy helps parents learn English as a second language

"When they come and we try to teach them English ... All of it is free to parents so they can learn and better their future. Betancourt, who didn't speak Spanish when she first started teaching ... Read More

Throwback: Learning to read in 1949

The Daily News in 1949 published ... and a keen interest in learning to read. Teachers encouraged students to talk about their own experiences and activities,and prompted them to read about ... Read More

Video Games Can Help Kids Learn to Read

For those children, I advise that their parents sit with them and help guide them. The child might read the protagonist ... interactions help toddlers learn language. Society for Research ... Read More

'We trust them with our children:' Parents speak out on health situation at North Star HS

School and local health officials said that the numerous tests conducted at North Star high school came back with negative results, leaving administrators and parents bewildered as to what caused ... Read More

Does Elly De La Cruz speak English? Reds shortstop spent offseason learning new language for fans

The Dominican shortstop showed off his understanding of English during his Wednesday press conference, speaking ... of their careers rather than learning English, a notoriously difficult language ... Read More