Katina Zammit is affiliated with the Australian Literacy Educators Association. When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the single most effective instructional strategy you have used to teach English-language learners? This series is part of a longer series of questions and ...

Language experience has proven to be an effective approach to reading for young children. The present three-month study describes the observed effects of using this method of instruction with ...

In this article the researchers analyze university students and teachers working in English-medium instruction (EMI) settings in terms of the second language (L2) motivational self system (L2MSS) ...

Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

The World Bank’s focus on foundational skills requires that issues of language and Language of Instruction be brought to the forefront of education policy discussions. Poor Language of Instruction ...