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Reaching Children through Their Ancestral Language and Authentic Literature
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Bannon, Kay Thorpe – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
In this article, the author describes a program of Eastern Cherokee ancestral language restoration in Cherokee, North Carolina. One of the primary goals of the program is to enhance the self-concept of the children and motivate the students to experience academic excitement and success. The use of authentic legends and stories is one method…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Student Motivation, Self Concept, Second Language Instruction