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1 online resource (246 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Background; Overview of the Volume; Endnote; References; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Contributors; PART I: Adult Biliteracy Perspectives and Policies; 1 Adult Bilingualism and Biliteracy in the United States Theoretical Perspectives Klaudia M. Rivera and Ana Huerta-Macías; The Immigrant Profile; Development of Biliteracy; The Role of Transfer; Literacy as a Transactional Process; Sociocultural Perspectives on Bilingualism and Biliteracy; Literacy as a Sociocultural Construct |
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Biliteracy as a Sociocultural and Historical ActivityBiliteracy in Different Contexts; Biliteracy and Schooling; Biliteracy and Identity; Programmatic Responses; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; 2 Adult Biliteracy and Language Diversity How Well Do National Data Inform Policy? Mario Castro and Terrence G. Wiley; What National Data Do We Have to Inform Literacy Policy?; Three Common Approaches to Assessing Literacy in the National Population; The NALS: A Mixed Review; The NALS Secondary Data Analysis; The U.S. Census; Language Use Data; The Significance of Spanish in the United States |
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The Mexican-Origin Population in the United StatesState-by-State Comparisons and the Importance of Spanish; Educational Attainment of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States; English Ability and Its Relationship to Education; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Photo Essay Literacy and Biliteracy Expressions in Environmental Print Klaudia M. Rivera and Ana Huerta-Macías; PART II: Adult Biliteracy in Diverse Contexts; 3 Adult Biliteracy in Community-Based Organizations Venues of Participation, Agents of Transformation Klaudia M. Rivera |
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Spanish Language Literacy in the United StatesLiteracy and Biliteracy in Community-Based Contexts; Characteristics of Successful Community-Based Biliteracy Programs; Bilingual Pedagogy; Participatory Pedagogy/Popular Education; Teachers and Staff from the Community of the Learners; Leadership and Economic Development; Comprehensive Services; Cultural Projects; Challenges; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; 4 Workforce Education for Latinos A Bilingual Approach Ana Huerta-Macías; The Landscape of Work, Education, and Latinos; Bilingual Workforce Education: Historical Perspectives |
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Bilingual Models for Workforce EducationBilingual Lesson: Construction; Motivation Education Training Program; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; 5 A Crossroads Family Education Programs Elizabeth Quintero; Family Education, Critical Literacy, and Native Language Use; Successful Components of Family Education Programs; Intergenerational Literacy; Adult Education and Adult Literacy; Parent Education; Age-Appropriate Children's Education; Personal Histories Project: Integrating All Four Components; Implications; Conclusion; References |
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6 Academic Biliteracies for Adults in the United States Ellen Skilton-Sylvester |
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Print version record |
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Linguistic minorities -- Education
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Linguistic minorities -- Education
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Huerta-Macias, Ana
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| ISBN |
9781351577441 |
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1351577441 |
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