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"Leyendas" (Legends): Connecting Reading Cross-Culturally

Describes how using the Hispanic tale "La Llorona" can help teachers connect cross-culturally with their students for enhanced literacy instruction. Describes ways "La Llorona" may be used in courses for preservice education majors and in elementary and middle-grade classes. Includes an annotated list of seven printed versions of "La Llorona." (SR)

• Author/Creator: Ramos-Machail, Nancy, Leavell, Judy A.
• Date Published: Nov
• Journal/Secondary Title: Reading Teacher
• Number: 3
• Volume: 54
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Class Activities
• Subject: Cultural Awareness
• Subject: Elementary Education
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Hispanic American Culture
• Subject: Hispanic American Literature
• Subject: Multicultural Education

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