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How can we create high-quality learning environments for children from socially, politically, and economically marginalized groups? How do early childhood programs help to overcome the challenges created by poverty? Seeking to answer these questions, The Starting Line delves into the ups and downs of early education programs serving Latinas/os in Texas, using the state as a window into broader debates about academic opportunity and the changing demographics...
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Provides a framework for creating successful learning communities. Shows teachers' specific classroom practices that academically motivate minority children. Recommends leadership practices that school principals can use to foster academic excellence. Outlines strategies for involving parents in their children's education. Describes specific assessment practices. Includes true-to-life, inspiring stories of poor, minority students succeeding academically....
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"No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools. The good news, as David L. Kirp reveals in Improbable Scholars, is that there's a sensible way to rebuild...
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"This groundbreaking collection brings together the eclectic voices of two-year and four-year writing teachers at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) throughout the United States to explore the complexities of teaching writing with Latino/a students. Made up of narratives, qualitative studies, and conversations, the book presents the theories and practices of these experienced teachers. Its strength lies in the diversity of perspectives and methods...
7) Celebrating cuentos: promoting Latino children's literature and literacy in classrooms and libraries
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This book offers a valuable guide for evaluating and selecting quality Latino children's literature and using these materials effectively to meet the diverse literacy needs of this growing population.
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