Communication & Language

The number of dual language learners (DLLs) in early childhood classrooms is expanding every year. Programs serving these children must be ready to promote their age-appropriate progress in language development—and…

Good news for early childhood professionals: the third edition of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs) are now available. Capture parents’ knowledge of their child’s emerging language and communication skills…

To keep pace with their grade-level peers and succeed on high-stakes tests, English language learners need math instruction that meets their learning needs. Today’s post—adapted from Foundations for Teaching English…

Are the young bilingual children in your classroom making age-appropriate language progress? Screening is the best way to know for sure—and in today’s post, we’re highlighting a fun web-based screener…

Every school needs a carefully crafted plan for supporting students who are learning more than one language. In today’s blog post, you’ll review 7 important factors—and reflection questions—that school leaders…

What’s the best way to engage multilingual learners and promote their language development? Using interventions that make the most of their home language while promoting English language learning is key,…

TILLS™ is the assessment professionals rely on to test students’ oral and written language skills—and now we have the evidence that this trusted test can be reliably administered using distance…

How can your school support the academic success and healthy social-emotional development of multilingual students? Today’s post is a quick introduction to five books that every school team should have…

Kids love animals—and that’s why animal activities are a great way to expand young children’s early language and literacy skills. Today’s blog post brings you 11 creative activities early educators…

Does your school and classroom environment support multilingual learners (MLs) effectively? Today’s post, a must-read for educators and educational decision-makers, will help schools assess and improve their practices and supports.…