My Hijab
Siham Hussin, 14, describes what it is like to wear a headscarf.
Posts Tagged ‘Language’
Monkey Talk
Scientists studying rhesus monkeys on an island near Puerto Rico found that female monkeys use “monkey baby talk” when they are around other monkeys’ babies.
In Your First Voice: German
Wen Chen, 12, of Middle School 131 in New York City’s Chinatown, wrote this essay about her first best friend. She is from Bielefeld, Germany.
Meet Akil from Pakistan
Akil also told us about his experience in the earthquake last fall: “I was at school. It happened during English class.
In Your First Voice
Many students in New York City start school without speaking any English. But knowing and remembering a first language helps students to learn English and do better in school.
