Quality education for Latinos and Latinas : print and oral skills for all students, K-college / / Rita and Marco Portales.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Portales, Rita.
• TeilnehmendeR: Portales, Marco, 1948-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiv, 225 p.

Table of Contents

Thinking about our Spanish-speaking students in the schools -- Latino and Latina students and the schools we could create -- But our education systems are distended -- Why students drop out -- A Mexican American mother who will not visit school -- The tribal mentality and favoritism -- Crime and properly funded schools -- Teachers, administrators, board members, state education agencies, legislators, and taxpayers : which is the most important group? -- The K-12 school district team -- Teachers and students in the classroom -- Understanding and educating all students -- The four K-16 cultures -- Emphasizing all print and oral skills -- Blueprint for reinstating social values and civic virtues -- A print and oral approach that champions the importance of clauses -- A third dimension to words : choreographing writing -- Quality education and the teachers in the classroom.