Habla Con Ellos—Talk to Them: Latinas/Os, Achievement, and the Middle Grades: Moving Bilingual Children beyond Subordinated Categories Toward Full Engagement in Relevant and Authentic Learning That Embraces Their Communities

Middle School Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-23

  Salas, Spencer ^a   Jones, Jeanneine P ^a   Perez, Theresa ^a   Fitchett, Paul G ^a   Kissau, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 85057119676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2013.11461878     Document Type: Article

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