You're twelve years old. A month has passed since your Korean Air flight landed at lovely Newark Airport. Your fifteen-year-old sister is miserable. Your mother isn't exactly happy, either.
When Sylvia Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, was forbidden from enrolling in her local school, her parents organized a lawsuit that eventually brought the end of school segregation in California seven years before B
Whether you're a new teacher or a veteran with lots of experience working with English language learners, you'll find a wealth of useful information in this practical guide by Judie Haynes, an experienced ESL teacher and co-founder of the website Every
Classmates are a valuable resource in helping English language learners succeed, whether by showing students around the school on their first day or serving as a buddy in the clasroom.
Amber Prentice shares a quick trick that she uses with her students to help them determine whether what they are reading is at the right level.
In 1994, Caldecott Honor artist and five-time Pura Belpré winner Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the U.S. with her infant son.
Emily Francis' memoir tells her story through a series of letters she writes to eight immigrant students in whom she sees pieces of herself.
Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates.
Young Yu is only four years old when she takes an airplane from Korea to California, feeling she is only "a step from Heaven." Her narration subtly matures as she grows into a capable young woman, ready to go off to college in this sophisticated, movin
Kerri Bohringer is an ESL Teacher at Poughkeepsie High School in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her students are primarily Spanish-speakers. Arabic, Chinese, Patois and Vietnamese speakers also diversify the group.