<div dir="ltr">Edutopia<br><br>An Asset-Based Approach to Supporting English Learners’ Reading Skills<br><br>English learners (ELs) are the fastest growing group of students in the United States, and the NEA expects that by the year 2025, roughly one fourth of our students will be ELs. These students bring a rich diversity into our classrooms—they represent over 400 languages. With this beautiful diversity comes a need for educators to understand language acquisition and linguistic differences and similarities.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.edutopia.org/article/asset-based-approach-supporting-english-learners-reading-skills">https://www.edutopia.org/article/asset-based-approach-supporting-english-learners-reading-skills</a></div>