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“Zero to reading”? What? How?

“Zero” means that we do not assume prior exposure to English, or indeed, to any other language. “Zero to reading” means guiding a child from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” There is a significant research literature on “Instructed Second Language Acquisition,” or more simply, how to teach languages. This literature tells us that […]

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GLEN World: An Introduction

In today’s globalized world, proficiency in English is the key to educational and economic opportunity.  Our mission at GLEN (GLobal ENglish) World is to scale English literacy to unlock these opportunities for every child.   The need for scaling is clear.  Even in an English speaking country like the United States, a significant percentage of schoolchildren

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