Words in the same language having different meanings based on geography can be confusing for English language learners.

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

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International university students in Hong Kong and New Zealand have reported difficulty with learning and understanding English academic vocabulary. Some academic words occur in everyday language too, ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. "I know what I want to say, but no words come to mind. It's like my mind just shuts down.” – Miguel It’s a common experience for language learners to ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the tiers associated with challenging words. Children who enter kindergarten with a small vocabulary don’t get taught enough ...