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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Fostering Biliteracy in a Monolingual Milieu: Reflections on Two Counter-Hegemonic English Immersion Classes
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Manyak, Patrick C. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2006
This article presents data from two yearlong ethnographic studies of the biliteracy instruction and development of young Latina/o children in two counter-hegemonic English immersion classes in the English-only milieu established by California's Proposition 227. The author first describes the struggle that the teachers engaged in as they sought to…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Ethnography, Bilingualism, Bilingual Education
Literacy Instruction, Disciplinary Practice, and Diverse Learners: A Case Study
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Manyak, Patrick C. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2004
This article presents a close analysis of a reading group in a first-grade class of Spanish-dominant Latina/o children established through the English-only mandate of California's Proposition 227. First, I discuss how the practice of the reading group was shaped by the intersection of socio-political and institutional discourses and practices.…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Hispanic American Students, Grade 1