| Description |
xviii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Language and literacy series |
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Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Summary |
This collection examines the personal narratives of a select group of educators who attained biliteracy at a young age, and 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 emotional ties that Latinos have to Spanish.--[book cover] |
| Contents |
On learning to tie a bow, and other tales of becoming biliterate / Sonia Nieto -- Words were all we had: reflections on becoming biliterate / Josué M. González -- A lifelong quest for biliteracy: a personal and professional journey / Carmen I. Mercado -- Literacy as comida: learning to read with Mexican novelas / Lilia I. Bartolomé -- Prayer books and hymnals: textual stepping stones to biliteracy / María de la Luz Reyes -- Border literacies: con-textos bilingües / María V. Balderrama -- Obstinate child / John I. Halcón -- Becoming a bilingual cross-cultural educator / Steven F. Arvizu -- Saving La nena / Concepción M. Valadez -- Boriquen querido: growing up bilingual in a military family / María E. Fránquiz -- Pedro, Peter, Pete, and Pito / Pedro Pedraza -- Conclusion : overcoming the odds: lessons across generations / María de la Luz Reyes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Education, Bilingual -- United States.
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Bilingualism -- United States.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Spanish speakers.
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Native language and education -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Reyes, María de la Luz.
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| ISBN |
9780807751800 paperback alkaline paper |
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0807751804 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780807751817 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0807751812 hardcover alkaline paper |
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