Yasuko Kanno
Three Faculty Members Promoted to Full Professor
Three BU Wheelock faculty members were recently promoted to full professor. Kimberly Howard, Melissa Holt, and Yasuko Kanno represent the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development and Language & Literacy Education programs at BU Wheelock. Melissa Holt, Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Melissa Holt is a counseling psychologist whose work focuses on the experiences […]
Achieving Equity for English Learners
An applied linguist, Yasuko Kanno has dedicated her research and professional career to examining the obstacles and limitations to English learner success in K–12 education. English learners are bi- or multilingual students who are deemed to need English language support services at school to obtain language proficiency. Kanno is a professor in BU Wheelock’s Language […]
A Most Unusual School Year
In mid-March 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread exponentially throughout the country, school doors across Massachusetts suddenly closed, creating disruptions and uncertainty for both teachers and students. Classes moved to an online format, and no one knew for sure how long remote learning would last. Public schools were closed to in-person learning through the 2019-2020 school […]
Watch: Exploring English Learners’ Transition to College
BU Wheelock sat down with Yasuko Kanno, associate professor of language education and chair of BU Wheelock’s Language & Literacy Education Department, to hear about her new book, English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education: Neither College nor Career Ready. The book is an ethnographic case study exploring seven English learners’ transition from high school to […]
Study to Explore Pandemic School Attendance
A study from BU Wheelock’s CERES Institute for Children & Youth will explore the lived experiences of Black and Latinx high school students and English learners in Boston who have stopped attending school regularly during the pandemic. The study will be co-directed by BU Wheelock faculty members Jonathan Zaff and Yasuko Kanno and has received […]
Translating Success
English learners account for 9.6 percent of US public school students, and that number is expected to grow in coming years. Studies show a large achievement gap between English learners (ELs)—students categorized by their schools as needing support to learn English—and native speakers. Associate Professor Yasuko Kanno’s research reveals that just 19 percent of ELs […]
New Study Explores English Immersion Training for Teachers
A team of BU Wheelock faculty members are leading a new study, “The Effect of Requiring Structured English Immersion Training for General Education Teachers on Student Achievement.” Marcus Winters will serve as primary investigator, with Nathan Jones and Yasuko Kanno as co-PIs. The study is funded by the William T. Grant Foundation. “We are very […]