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Borman, Trisha H.; Borman, Geoffrey D.; Houghton, Scott; Park, So Jung; Zhu, Bo; Martin, Alejandra; Wilkinson-Flicker, Sidney – Grantee Submission, 2019
Given the growing number of Latino English learners and the lack of evidence-based educational opportunities they are provided, we investigated the impact of one potentially effective literacy intervention that targets struggling first-grade Spanish-speaking students: Descubriendo La Lectura (DLL). DLL provides first-grade Spanish-speaking…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners
Patel, Reshma; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2013
While postsecondary completion rates are a concern among many student populations across the country, college graduation rates for Latino students, especially Latino male students, are even lower than the national average. Low-income Latino men face many barriers to postsecondary success, including both financial and personal obstacles. This…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Demonstration Programs, Low Income Groups, Hispanic American Students
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Cardelle-Elawar, Maria – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1995
Reports a study that investigated the effects of metacognitive instruction in mathematics on low achieving, predominantly Hispanic, elementary school students (grades 3-8). Students were randomly assigned to either experimental (metacognitive) or traditional instruction. Results on learning outcomes showed significant effects favoring students who…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Hispanic Americans