Primary/Elementary Ed

The more comfortable newcomers feel in theirs schools, the faster they will be able to acquire new learning. Learn about what families need to know when they first come to your school.

Why do we return to books we've read again and again? Beyond nostalgia, rereading texts has many benefits for young learners and adults, alike.

Guest author Karen Nemeth, EdM, writes about the growing popularity of transitional kindergarten and how it may affect multilingual learners of English. 

Learn how Microsoft Learning Accelerators — a free set of tools from Microsoft — can help your multilingual learners of English develop in multiple literacy skill areas and increase their autonomous learning.

Spencer Salas revisits his primary school years in Hawai‘i, where his teachers framed singing and music as an extension of the literacy curriculum, and considers the connections between singing and reading.

Language erosion within multilingual families can become a source of tension. Learn how to support students and families in maintaining the home language of multilingual learners who may not wish to speak it. 

Writing is an incredibly difficult and messy process, and when you are writing in a language you are not fully confident using, the challenge is even greater. Naashia Mohamed shares how to support multilingual writers effectively by focusing more on the process (rather than the product) of writing and providing supportive feedback.

May, which is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, is a great time to honor the stories and experiences of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in your school. Judie Haynes shares five ways that English language and general education educators can do this.

Judie Haynes shares four ways for teachers to foster the practice of translanguaging in their elementary classrooms.

Reading aloud to multilingual learners, and encouraging parents to do the same, has multiple benefits for their academic learning.