Language Magazine

Holding the Pendulum Steady A moderated dialogue on multilingual literacy, language development, and the science of reading Abstract As states and districts increasingly adopt policies aligned with the science of reading, questi...

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check out this groundbreaking dialogue on #multilingual #literacy, language development, and the #scienceofreading

Celebrate International Mother Language Day with Action The theme of this year's International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is 'Youth voices on multilingual education.' Celebrated on February 21, IMLD was formally established by UNESCO in 2002 to promote the...

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Elevating Pragmatic Language Use and Uncovering Hidden Biases Sharroky Hollie seeks validation and affirmation of the nonverbal language practices our students bring with them During my early academic studies in linguistics, I was introduced to the six dimension...

Elevating Pragmatic #Language Use and Uncovering Hidden Biases languagemagazine.com/2026/02/10/e... Sharroky Hollie seeks validation and affirmation of the nonverbal language practices our students bring with them

Doubling Down on Literacy Daniel Ward argues that multilingual education for all could boost reading levels across the board One of the main arguments against bilingual education 25 years ago—when California passed Proposition...

Doubling Down on Literacy languagemagazine.com/2026/01/20/d... Daniel Ward argues that #multilingual #education for all could boost #reading levels across the board

Prioritize the Partner Language Stacey Washburn offers strategies to increase bilingual proficiency and biliteracy in dual language programs Imagine getting ready for the return of your students from PE to Spanish Language Arts. A f...

Prioritize the Partner Language languagemagazine.com/2026/02/03/p...
Stacey Washburn offers strategies to increase bilingual proficiency and biliteracy in dual language programs

Visions26: The Rocky Road to Multilingualism in the US Patricia Gándara asks that the US recognize the benefits of multilingualism Even though it is widely acknowledged that the US is an immigrant-receiving country, with almost all families initially hail...

Visions26: The Rocky Road to Multilingualism in the US languagemagazine.com/2026/02/02/v...
Patricia Gándara asks that the US recognize the benefits of multilingualism #uclacivilrightsproject

Visions: A Renewed Commitment to Education Ulysses Navarrete calls on us to push back and demand equity in education As we move into the next year, it is imperative to face the reality that our education system stands at a crossroads. Over the...

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Education Spending Cuts Reversed by Congress Despite Administration’s desire to slash education spending, a final bicameral, bipartisan bill restores most funding, including English Learner, World Language, EdTech, and Professional Development ​...

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Despite Administration’s desire to slash education spending, a final bicameral, bipartisan bill restores most funding, including English Learner, World Language, EdTech, and Professional Development

Antisocial Media Daniel Ward shares his take on social media bans Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16 has sent shockwaves through teen communities worldwide. Now, its implementation and effects on Au...

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Daniel Ward shares his take on social media bans

US Department of Ed Awards $256 Million in Literacy Grants The US Department of Education has announced $256 million in new Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grants to improve literacy nationwide. These grants are the first awards made using three of Ed...

US Department of Ed Awards $256 Million in #Literacy #Grants languagemagazine.com/2026/01/15/u...

Empower New Teachers to Engage Multilingual Learners Effectively For many educators, there may be nothing more intimidating than having students with whom we cannot easily communicate—both for teachers who are new to our field and for veteran educators in various r...

Empower New Teachers to Engage #Multilingual Learners Effectively languagemagazine.com/2026/01/05/e... #MLLs #language
Denise Furlong and Keri Orange-Jones encourage educators to learn alongside their students

The Road (Many Times) Taken Gorka Bilbao Terreros argues that we need to look beyond the practical, career-focused benefits of world language education and stress the personal and societal positivity to inspire prospective stude...

Gorka Bilbao Terreros argues that we need to look beyond the practical, career-focused benefits of world language education and stress the personal and societal positivity to inspire prospective students

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AP World Language and Culture Framework Update The College Board periodically updates AP® courses and exams to reflect new developments in their disciplines and more clearly communicate required content and skills. Based on feedback from the AP te...

AP World Language and Culture Framework Update languagemagazine.com/2025/11/19/a... María Jesús Abilleira @Klett World Languages clarifies the situation

Recentering Classroom-Based Assessment As fall arrives, students are returning to school, we hope, with a renewed enthusiasm for learning. As teachers prepare for the first day of school, they may have reviewed the class roster and conduct...

Recentering Classroom-Based Assessment languagemagazine.com/2025/11/26/r...
Diep Nguyen suggests using classroom-based #assessment to boost success for #Multilingual Learners #CAL #MLL

Chinese Students of Spanish Turn to Reggaeton According to a study from the Catalan Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Chinese students are turning to social media videos of reggaeton stars such as Bad Bunny and J Balvin to learn Spanish, with some ...

Chinese Students of #Spanish Turn to #Reggaeton languagemagazine.com/2025/11/17/c...

Spanish Growth Accelerates The number of Spanish speakers in the world grew by 30 million in 2025, up 5% from the previous year, and now stands at more than 635 million, while the continued growth ofSpanish learners looks set t...

Spanish Growth Accelerates languagemagazine.com/2025/11/16/s... #Spanish speakers in the world grew by 30 million in 2025, now more than 635 million

Language First Maya Valencia Goodall sees speaking as the foundation for reading comprehension Speaking practice is the foundation for reading comprehension. When students routinely produce language—rehearsing vocab...

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Help Shape California's Educational Future You may write in MULTILINGUALISM if you think it's important!

Help Shape #California's Educational Future languagemagazine.com/2025/11/08/h... #Multilingualism

Dyslexia Redefined The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has released its 2025 Dyslexia Definition—the first revision since its widely recognized 2002 definition that has guided research, shaped educational polic...

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Love is … multilingualism Yesterday, the European Commission celebrated the annual European Day of Languages (EDL) by encouraging Europeans to learn how to say “I like you” in 24 languages. International EDL speak-dating eveni...

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Massive Genetic Study Reveals Insights into Reading Difficulty, Dyslexia Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Germany, and other institutions have completed the biggest genetic study ever on dyslexia. T...

Massive Genetic Study Reveals Insights into #Reading Difficulty, #Dyslexia languagemagazine.com/2025/10/17/m...

The Future of English Testing Can’t Wait English testing is at a crossroads. Every year, millions of international students bet their futures on English proficiency tests. These assessments determine who gains entry to the world’s top univer...

The Future of English Testing Can’t Wait

Omar Chihane explains how language testing is being reinvented for the benefit of learners
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The Courage to Learn Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and James Marshall explain how to communicate success criteria to motivate multilingual learners Learning is hard. In fact, there is compelling evidence that exerting menta...

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Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and James Marshall explain how to communicate success criteria to motivate multilingual learners
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IBBY and UNESCO Launch Global Call for Books in Indigenous and Endangered Languages IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) and UNESCO have launched a global call for books to be included in their Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endange...

IBBY and UNESCO Launch Global Call for Books in #Indigenous and Endangered Languages languagemagazine.com/2025/10/02/i...

Putin Supports Global Russian Language Promotion Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed support for a proposal to create a national center that would promote Russian as a second language around the world, similar to China’s Confucius Institu...

Putin Supports Global #Russian Language Promotion languagemagazine.com/2025/08/01/p...

The Future of Language Testing* Isn’t Testing *Actually, “assessment” is the correct term to use here, but using “testing” makes the title much more interesting. Language testing evolved from simple multiple-choice paper tests and one-on-one in-p...

The Future of #Language Testing* Isn’t #Testing languagemagazine.com/2025/09/26/t...
David Bong and Scott Payne discuss how AI can help to replace testing with multidimensional assessments integrated into the learning process

Calling All Bilingual Changemakers Over the last three decades, the field of education in the US has experienced a growing demand for dual language and biliteracy programs. The dissemination of research that highlights the cognitive, s...

Calling All #Bilingual Changemakers languagemagazine.com/2025/07/02/c... Rubí Flores explains why your #language skills are needed in #DualLanguage and #Biliteracy classrooms

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Pre-K to K Activities to Enhance Fine Motor Skills When children master tasks like holding a pencil or buttoning a shirt, they gain more than skills—they gain independence. These everyday moments are where confidence begins to grow.In our free on-dema...

Pre-K to K Activities to Enhance Fine Motor Skills languagemagazine.com/2025/09/10/p...

Language of Identity, Language of Access Moving Beyond Binary Thinking about Language in the Classroom The concept of academic language is most widely attributed to Jim Cummins, who introduced the distinction between Basic Interpersonal Comm...

Language of Identity, Language of Access languagemagazine.com/2025/09/16/l...
Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin explore liberatory learning in multilingual classrooms