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Kessler, Carolyn; And Others – 1987
This ethnographic study of 22 bilingual Mexican American fifth grade students in rural Texas examines which pedogogical techniques reduced students' risk of failure. Classroom instruction was based on Cummins' model of community intervention in which story-telling, dialogue journal writing, and bilingual dialogue between teacher and students…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Context, Empowerment, Ethnography
Hayes, Curtis W.; Bahruth, Robert; Kessler, Carolyn – 1998
A new teacher confronted the reading and writing needs of 22 fifth-graders in a small South Texas community that is home to Mexican American migrant laborers. The children, many of them Spanish language-dominant, were performing significantly below grade-level norms; many did not read or write at all. In 1 year, these students were reading and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Culturally Relevant Education
