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Hsin, Lisa; Snow, Catherine – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
The task of writing arguments requires a linguistic and cognitive sophistication that eludes many adults, but students in the US are expected to produce texts that articulate and support a claim--simple written arguments--starting in the fourth grade. Students from language-minority homes likewise must learn to produce such writing, despite their…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Educational Benefits, Bilingualism, Writing (Composition)