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ERIC Number: EJ596915
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
"Life Took Me Elsewhere." The Roma Tutoring Project in Romania.
Temple, Charles
Reading Teacher, v53 n3 p228-31 Nov 1999
Describes the plight of the Roma (the preferred word for "Gypsy") in Romania, and the Roma Tutoring Project, intended to help Roma children succeed in school. Discusses the project's activities to sponsor the writing of children's books in Romania based on Roma children and culture, and with a tutor training project based on the language experience approach. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Experience Approach, Multicultural Education, Program Descriptions, Tutorial Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Gypsies; Roma; Romania