Words Were All We Had: Becoming Biliterate Against the Odds Contributor(s): Reyes, Maria de La Luz (Editor), Genishi, Celia (Editor), Alvermann, Donna E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807751812 ISBN-13: 9780807751817 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Bilingual Education |
Dewey: 370.117 |
LCCN: 2010049622 |
Series: Language and Literacy (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This engaging collection examines the personal narratives of a select group of well-respected educators who attained biliteracy at a young age in the era before bilingual education. Their autobiographical accounts celebrate and make visible a linguistic potential that has been largely ignored in schools and underscores the inextricable and emotional ties that Latinos have to Spanish. Teachers can glean important lessons about the individual potential of their Latino students from the lived experiences of successful Latinos whose life stories dispel the myth that Spanish is an obstacle to learning. These stories of tenacity and resilience offer hope for a new generation of bilingual learners who are too often forced to choose between English and their native language. Book Features:
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