Quality education for Latinos and Latinas [electronic resource] : print and oral skills for all students, K-college / Rita and Marco Portales.
By: Portales, Rita.
Contributor(s): Portales, Marco | ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: xiv, 225 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Latin Americans -- Education -- United States | Latin American students -- United States -- Social conditions | Multicultural education -- United States![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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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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