Language Magazine

10/09/2025

October Issue!!

10/09/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/08/25/leading-effective-curriculum-based-learning/

New academic standards have drastically changed our expectations for student learning. However, most teachers have never experienced the type of learning called for in the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (National Standards Collaborative Board, 2015). The present time provides a uni...

10/06/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/10/02/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 Endangered Languages. The aim of the Collection is to 'protect linguistic diversity in the field of childre...

10/04/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/10/03/new-jersey-to-require-classroom-instruction-on-latino-and-hispanic-history/

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation requiring the State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) in Social Studies, ensuring that the rich contributions, history, and heritage of Latino and Hispanic people are....

10/02/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/09/15/language-access-encourages-integration/

Recent federal directives insisting upon English-only communications in public institutions should be a cause for concern not only for liberals committed to equity and inclusivity but for anyone looking to encourage integration and national unity. While the stated aim is to “streamline” services...

09/29/2025

David B**g and Scott Payne discuss how AI can help to replace testing with multidimensional assessments integrated into the learning process

09/26/2025

Rubí Flores explains why your language skills are needed in Dual Language and Biliteracy classrooms

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, social, and financial benefits of bilingualism is one of the main reasons that families and educators...

09/25/2025

Spain’s Queen Letizia highlighted the work and importance of Cervantes centers worldwide at the institute’s annual meeting

La Laguna on the island of Tenerife, Spain Spain’s Queen Letizia argued that Spanish was a “tool of seduction,” while also highlighting the work and importance of Cervantes centers around the world during the first working session of the institute’s annual meeting, which took place over thre...

09/23/2025

Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin explore liberatory learning in multilingual classrooms

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 Communication Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) in the late 1970s and ear...

09/15/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/09/08/igniting-a-lifelong-love-of-literacy/

Elizabeth DeWitt unlocks the power of emergent writing in literacy development Emergent literacy encompasses the foundational skills that underpin children’s later success in reading and writing. While early reading development often receives more attention, emergent writing plays an equally impor...

09/11/2025

Elizabeth DeWitt unlocks the power of emergent writing in literacy development

Elizabeth DeWitt unlocks the power of emergent writing in literacy development Emergent literacy encompasses the foundational skills that underpin children’s later success in reading and writing. While early reading development often receives more attention, emergent writing plays an equally impor...

09/10/2025

https://languagemagazine.com/2025/09/01/ai-as-a-tool-for-inclusive-bilingual-education/

Lizdelia Piñón believes AI won’t replace bilingual educators, but it can empower them Bilingual educators often serve as a bridge for students navigating two worlds academically, linguistically,and culturally. But the demands placed on these educators continue to grow.Many are tasked with meetin...