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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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Developing Cultural Competence: Mainstream Teachers and Professional Development
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Colombo, Michaela W. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2007
In response to the underachievement of its Latino children, one district implemented Parent Partnership for Achieving Literacy (PAL), a program to build cultural bridges between home and school. Professional development (PD) that helped mainstream teachers develop cultural competence to work effectively with Latino children and their families was…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Cultural Pluralism, Hispanic American Students
"What Did She Say?": Translation in a Primary-Grade English Immersion Class
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Manyak, Patrick C. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2004
Drawing on data from a yearlong qualitative study of a primary-grade English immersion class of Spanish-dominant Latina and Latino students, the author analyzes bilingual children's acts of translation during classroom activities. After pointing out the numerous positive benefits that resulted from these acts, the author suggests that encouraging…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Students, Immersion Programs