Quality education for Latinos and Latinas print and oral skills for all students, K-college / [electronic resource] :
Rita and Marco Portales.
- 1st ed.
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005.
- xiv, 225 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-215) and index.
Thinking about our Spanish-speaking students in the schools -- Latino and Latina students and the schools we could create -- But our education systems are distended -- Why students drop out -- A Mexican American mother who will not visit school -- The tribal mentality and favoritism -- Crime and properly funded schools -- Teachers, administrators, board members, state education agencies, legislators, and taxpayers : which is the most important group? -- The K-12 school district team -- Teachers and students in the classroom -- Understanding and educating all students -- The four K-16 cultures -- Emphasizing all print and oral skills -- Blueprint for reinstating social values and civic virtues -- A print and oral approach that champions the importance of clauses -- A third dimension to words : choreographing writing -- Quality education and the teachers in the classroom.
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Latin Americans--Education--United States. Latin American students--Social conditions.--United States Multicultural education--United States.