A team tested and validated elaborated language sampling (ELS) as a reliable set of procedures for collecting, measuring and analyzing the spoken language of youth with Down syndrome in a naturalistic ...

A test for students whose primary language-as reported by their parents-is not English. These students take the CELDT upon initial enrollment and annually thereafter until it is determined that they ...

“Program Testing English Fluency Faulted” (Dec. 9), on the new California English Language Development Test, stressed only the difficulties in this new test for almost 1.5 million students. Here are ...

A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

The latest data on how English-learners around the country fared in their language development during the pandemic are out. But there’s a major catch: About 30 percent fewer students took a widely ...

A new study reveals children's language development is a learnt skill and is intricately linked to their ability to recognize patterns in their environment. A new study reveals children's language ...

States across the country are scrambling to craft better tests for students with limited English skills in response to stringent new timelines imposed by the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001. As ...

There are several strategic benefits to English proficiency. First, English is the language of business, growth, and economic prosperity. The operating language of Deutsche Bank, the Asian Development ...