Literacy Con Cariño: A Story of Migrant Children's Success

by Curtis W. Hayes, Carolyn Kessler, Robert Bahruth

Book Overview

When first published in 1991, Literacy con cari o introduced us to a group of bilingual students who, although seemingly doomed to failure, ultimately succeeded because they were encouraged to believe they could. By putting traditional schooling under a microscope, by shifting away from harmful teaching practices, by setting forth on a journey of culturally and developmentally appropriate pedagogy, the authors dispelled the myth that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325000077
• ISBN13: 9780325000077
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 7.6"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 8