Cultural Attitudes toward Reading: Implications for Teachers of ESL/Bilingual Readers.

Field, Mary Lee; Aebersold, Jo Ann

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Publication Date: 1990

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Cultural Attitudes toward Reading: Implications for Teachers of ESL/Bilingual Readers.

Field, Mary Lee; Aebersold, Jo Ann

Journal of Reading, v33 n6 p406-10 Mar 1990

Highlights some pertinent studies on culturally shaped assumptions about cognition and the nature of reading. Suggests that teachers of ESL/bilingual students investigate their students' cognitive clarity about reading; know their students' home environment; develop a flexible interpretation of reading behavior; and assess the dominant cultural group to which the students respond. (RS)

Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Literature Reviews, Reading Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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