Ask a Researcher – Digital Promise

Ask a Researcher

Ask a Researcher makes it easy for educators to get trusted, research-based answers to questions about real education challenges.

We collect questions from real educators who are looking for new ways to support students in their classrooms. The answers to those questions, developed in partnership with Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, can provide the first steps for using research to improve student learning.

What type of academic vocabulary instruction is most effective for ELL students?

Vocabulary instruction — explicit teaching and guided practice — should be consistent across all instructional formats

How can school leaders model acceptance of bilingualism, and understand it as a right for students?

Listen to students and families; recognize that bilingualism can foster academic success and authentic expression

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