An ad hoc committee will evaluate the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency and that the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) could potentially use to ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion, the Utah-based leader in ...

Successful communication requires a strong foundation in language. While speech intelligibility can impact a listener’s understanding of a spoken message, language deficits can have the same impact ...

The mid-point of the school year is almost here for most of us, and it’s a special time. There is a combined sense of fatigue and a tad of excitement at the chance to start again. For many schools, it ...

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 23, 2021—To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and ...

"My daughter has that blank look on her face. I'm wondering if Mallory is really paying attention or truly can't understand what I'm requesting?" "Jake just seems to ramble at times. At other times, ...

The Visiting Scholar and Exchange Student Online English Language Assessments were developed by the former English Language Institute (ELI) at Michigan Tech and are administered by qualified staff ...

Grading can be one of the banes of a teacher’s existence. An added complication can be when an English-language learner is in a “mainstream” content-subject class—what are the best ways a teacher can ...

Impairment in language is a common finding among individuals with dementia and can be a presenting symptom, particularly in Alzheimer's dementia and primary progressive aphasia. Early recognition of ...

Naming ( Table 3) is tested by asking the patient to name objects around the room, body parts, or line drawings, such as those in the Boston Naming Test. [15] Naming is typically impaired in dementia, ...