Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas: Print and Oral Skills for All Students, K-College

by Marco Portales and Rita Portales

Book Overview

As educators and legislators across the country debate how to improve public schools, the most vital factor often disappears from the equation-the relationship between the teacher and the student. According to veteran educators Rita and Marco Portales, this relationship is the central issue in the education of students, especially Latino/a students who often face serious barriers to school success because of the legacy of racism, insufficient English-language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292706642
• ISBN13: 9780292706644
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up