Encouraging Spanish-speaking families' involvement through Dichos

Journal of Latinos and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-248

  Sánchez, Claudia ^a   Plata, Veronica ^b   Grosso, Liliana ^a   Leird, Brooke ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Garland Independent School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Family involvement; Latino oral tradition; Literacy development; Parent and school communication; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960625767     PISSN: 15348431     EISSN: 1532771X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348431003761216     Document Type: Article

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