Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.

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Here are this week’s choices:

How many languages can you learn at the same time? — Ghanaian babies grow up speaking two to six languages is from Science Daily.

Why sound is so KEY to Second Language Acquisition – Phonological memory and why so much vocabulary learning is ineffective is from The Language Gym.

A READER’S THEATRE: THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS is from ELTcation.

Understanding the U.S. Department of Education’s Role in Supporting English Learners is from New America.

Funding Student Needs: A Review of State Funding Policies for English Learners and Students From Low-Income Backgrounds is from The Learning Policy Institute.

Learning With the Field: Understanding “Promising Practices” for Students With Limited or Interrupted Formal Education in Massachusetts School is from The American Institutes For Research. I’m adding it to The Best Online Resources For Teachers of SLIFEs.

Incorporating home languages can improve multilingual learners’ reading comprehension is from K-12 Dive.

All Students, Regardless of Immigration Status, Belong in School – How the Plyler v. Doe U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Protects Students is from Children First. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PLYLER DECISION NOW THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE PLANNING A PUSH TO MAKE MIGRANT CHILDREN PAY TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

As Immigrant Students Flee in Fear of ICE Raids, Teachers Offer Heartfelt Gifts is from The 74.

Gramaro is a website to teach English grammar.

Why using Scripted Listening (reading- whilst- listening) is so powerful for vocabulary acquisition is from The Language Gym.

It was a good play, though not a model of good English language teaching

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM

15 Common Shortcomings in MFL Curriculum Design and How to Address Them is from Language Gym.

Why do some language learners repeat the L2 words or phrases they hear correctly and others don’t ? How can teachers address this? is from Language Gym.

Let’s Go Back… to Fun! ESL Engagement via Music and Memory Games is from The Song Activity Factory.

I’m adding this post to The Best Posts & Articles Reacting To Trump’s Executive Order Making English The U.S. Official Language:

Pam Bondi and Trump’s DOJ are all garbage. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi…

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— Leslie Villegas (@lesvillegs.bsky.social) July 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM