TY - BOOK AU - Portales,Rita AU - Portales,Marco ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Quality education for Latinos and Latinas: print and oral skills for all students, K-college AV - LC2670.3 .P67 2005eb U1 - 371.82968/073 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Austin PB - University of Texas Press KW - Latin Americans KW - Education KW - United States KW - Latin American students KW - Social conditions KW - Multicultural education KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10245764 ER -