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Providing a Culturally Relevant Curriculum for Hispanic Children

A culturally relevant curriculum lets Hispanic students learn from a familiar cultural base and connect new knowledge to their own experiences, thus empowering them to build on personal knowledge. Teachers must understand Hispanic culture to help students embrace the authentic information they receive. Describes culturally relevant curriculum and presents culturally relevant lessons for health, science, social studies, and language arts. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Menchaca, Velma D.
• Date Published: Spr
• Journal/Secondary Title: Multicultural Education
• Number: 3
• Volume: 8
• Year: 2001

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Curriculum Development
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Hispanic American Students
• Subject: Language Arts
• Subject: Science Education
• Subject: Social Studies

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