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ERIC Number: EJ645087
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-511X
Fostering the Literacy Development of Latino Students.
Jimenez, Robert T.
Focus on Exceptional Children, v34 n6 p1-10 Feb 2002
This article examines the literacy of Latino students and related educational issues, including the need for more informed educators, the distinctive nature of instruction for Latino students, alternative literacies, facilitating the transfer of information from first language and life experience to school-based tasks, xenophobia and linguicism, and promising instructional models. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Language Minorities, Learning Disabilities, Literacy, Professional Development, Reading Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Teacher Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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