English Learners Video

5 Tips for Teaching Reading to English Learners

By Jaclyn Borowski & Kaylee Domzalski — October 12, 2023 2:53
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The acronym is EARLY and in this video Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, a bilingual speech-language pathologist and an associate research professor at the University of Houston, breaks down five tips for teaching English-language learners to read, each corresponding to a letter within the acronym.

Jaclyn Borowski is the director of photography and videography for Education Week.
Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week.

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