New Report - Helping English Language Learners in the Classroom

Merit has just released a new report, ESL Reading: Strategies for Classroom Teaching. Teachers are facing many challenges when working with students from non-English-speaking homes.  Many English language learners are faltering as they progress in school. The report outlines how Merit's Book Punch helps struggling English language learners sustain their development as readers.

Click here to get the New ESL Reading report

In the News - Teenage Immigrants Struggle in U.S. Schools

More than 15,000 students in New York City public schools have had little or no formal schooling and face unique problems.

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Recommended Resource - Lit2Go

A free online collection of public domain stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format from Florida's Educational Technology Clearinghouse.  English language learners benefit from hearing texts spoken aloud.

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Grants for U.S. Educators - Sprint Character Education

The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.

Learn more about the Sprint Character Education Grant

Must Read - Readicide

"Readicide - How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It" argues that it is time to recognize a new and significant contributor to the death of reading: our schools.  The book by Kelly Gallagher, a high school teacher of 23 years, provides specific, hands-on steps to reverse the downward spiral in reading.

Check out Readicide