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ERIC Number: EJ312573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Forms, Functions and Values of Literacy: Reading for Survival in a Barrio as a Student.
Trueba, Henry T.
NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v9 n1 p21-39 Fall 1984
Presents preliminary findings of a study of the various forms, functions, and values of literacy in Mexican and Mexican American homes. Discusses two crucial issues: the qualitative differences in the use of same literacy forms by different children and the children's role in dealing with literacy demands. (NQA)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Functional Reading, Literacy, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Parent Influence, Student Motivation, Student Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Values