Jim Cummins

Jim Cummins is a researcher in the field of bilingual education and second-language acquisition. He studies how students learn in multiple languages, focusing on the importance of maintaining their home language while acquiring a new one. Cummins emphasizes that strong skills in a student's first language support learning a second language and overall academic success. His work helps educators develop instructional strategies that recognize and build on students’ linguistic assets, promoting inclusive and effective learning environments for multilingual students.