Our love of literacy is rooted in our personal experiences as students, and we both have lengthy histories in education, specifically with language arts. Though our lenses were different, we both saw ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the Writing Center offers one-to-one, 50-minute peer consultations to Boston College undergraduates looking for help with their writing. We work with written assignments from ...

“Windows and Mirrors” and “Holding On” were the first two books written by Waipahu High School students in the English Learner Program. Pauleen Figuracion, left, Christian Tangonan and Evon Lozano ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated Steve Graham’s affiliation. He is a professor at Arizona State University. If you want a hint of the gap between students’ writing skills and ...

Most English-language learning classrooms use conventional teaching methods that focus on grammar drills, vocabulary memorization, reading comprehension and structured writing tasks — all with the ...

I am not a professional writer. Becoming famous and making big money is not what I am after. However, I don't deny that I have the desire to craft my thoughts in a foreign language. Although I am not ...

Peter Dutton, the minister for immigration and border protection, made headlines recently after claiming that many refugees are illiterate. Not only is this statement a misleading appropriation of ...

Reading is one of the best ways to learn English. Spend time every day reading books, stories, or even comics with your child. Choose books that are interesting and easy to understand. Reading aloud ...