Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Language and Literacy Education of Mexican-Origin and Mexican American Children; 2 The Community, School Context, and Students; 3 Leadership and Parents; 4 Oral Language Practices; 5 Developing Literacy; 6 Academic Biliteracy; 7 Testing Pressures and Student Outcomes; 8 Teachers' Role and Impact; 9 Politics, Policy, and Theory; Appendix; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
This work describes the development process and dynamics of change in the course of implementing a two-way bilingual immersion education program in two school communities. The focus is on the language and literacy learning of elementary-school students
