In the first study, 30 Spanish-speaking English-as-a-second language (ESL) first graders
whose families were Latino immigrants and who received all their school instruction in …

How family needs informed an early literacy family reading program in multilingual and
multicultural Miami-Dade County - Melissa Baralt, Shayl F Griffith, K Lori Hanson, Nicolas …

Fundamental to any discussion of family literacy and culture are two interpretive issues. The
first concerns what we mean by family literacy. Are we referring to parent–child learning, with …

Coming from a low-income heritage language family, like 17% of Latino families, entails
important academic risk factors related to lower scores on reading tests. Considering that it …

Latinos are currently the largest minority group in the United States. They are also the fastest
growing group in the country. However, their dismal record of success in American schools …