"Rincones de Lectura" Comes to San Isidro: New Contexts for Biliteracy and Language Maintenance.

Francis, Norbert

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ERIC Number: EJ619875

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Publication Date: 2000

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"Rincones de Lectura" Comes to San Isidro: New Contexts for Biliteracy and Language Maintenance.

Francis, Norbert

Language, Culture and Curriculum, v13 n1 p31-50 2000

Reports on a 9-month ethnographic assessment of the Mexican "Rincones de lectura" literacy program as it was implemented in one rural elementary school. Findings are examined to determine the impact of Spanish language literacy materials on the indigenous language, Nahuatl. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Maintenance, Program Evaluation, Rural Areas, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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