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<p>Latino (or Hispanic) children are one of the fastest-growing groups in U.S. schools today. On average, these students perform worse than Anglo students on measures of academic achievement and other measures of academic success, and their drop-out rate is high. There are schools of excellence among those serving Latino children, but the majority of these children are placed "at risk" by schools and community institutions unable to build on the cultural, personal, and linguistic strengths these children are likely to bring with them to school. Schools serving Latino students need programs based on high-quality research, capable of being replicated and adapted to local circumstances and needs. <p>The purpose of this book is to present the current state of the art with respect to research on effective instructional programs for Latino students in elementary and secondary grades. Surprisingly, this has not been done before; there are many books on the situation of Latino students in U.S. schools, but none so far have reviewed research on the outcomes of programs designed to enhance the academic achievement of these students. <p>The chapters represent a broad range of methodologies, f

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Author

Slavin, Robert E.; Calder¢n, Margarita; Calderon, Margarita

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805834130

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Management, School Education & Teaching