Episode 2: The Science of Learning a Second Language

CollabPD Episode 2: The Science of Learning a Second Language

Holley Mayville, former district-level coach and curriculum specialist in ESL for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and now design manager in the instructional design department and Ally Jones, content marketing specialist at Imagine Learning, discuss the science of learning a language in this CollabPD.

Ally Jones & Holley Mayville

The science of reading is part of every conversation about education right now, but how does it apply to students learning English? A former teacher reflects on how current language-acquisition research would have changed her approach to teaching high school English language development. Then, we take a forward look at where instructional design for multilingual learners is headed based on the science of language learning.