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ERIC Number: EJ407903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Continua of Biliteracy.
Hornberger, Nancy H.
Review of Educational Research, v59 n3 p271-96 Fall 1989
A framework for understanding biliteracy is proposed. It is argued that biliteracy is best understood as a series of interrelated continua defining the contexts, individual development, and media of biliteracy. The nine continua identified are discussed, and their implications for research and teaching are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Literacy, Reading Skills, Research Needs, Second Language Learning, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Biliteracy; Continuum Models
Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Modern Literacy Association Right to Literacy Conference (Columbus, OH, September 16-18, 1988).