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Latino Youth at Home, in Their Communities and in School: The Language Link

In this article, the author focuses on the role that language plays in determining why, what and how Latino youth learn in their communities. She highlights the fundamental and often overlooked resource that Latino English-Spanish bilingualism represents for building bridges between communities, homes and schools.

• Author/Creator: Zentella, A.C.
• Date Published: November
• Journal/Secondary Title: Education and Urban Society
• Number: 1
• Volume: 30
• Year: 1997

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Educators
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Subject: Adolescents
• Subject: Bilingualism
• Subject: Cultural Awareness
• Subject: Hispanic Americans

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