“What makes good children’s literature?” This is an evolving question that was first posed at the beginning of last fall semester in Eun Chong Yang’s ENG 262 “Children’s Literature” course. Yang, ...

When children acquire a new language, they are not merely memorizing vocabulary. Actually, they're opening up pathways to diverse opportunities, friendships, and cultural experiences. Proficiency in ...

For most kids, English class is, at its best, a place where you learn how to communicate and in the process hopefully encounter a few stimulating ideas. Many English teaching higher-ups disagree.

A year ago, the kindergartners learning English in Tanya Gan Lim's class were thriving. Back then, she'd bring in props and pictures to help her students learn the language and sound out words. Then ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

Children at Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts line up to switch classrooms for math and English classes on Dec. 9, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Credit: Annie Flanagan for The ...