This attractive assortment examines the non-public narratives of a opt for workforce of well-respected educators who attained biliteracy at a tender age within the period earlier than bilingual schooling. Their autobiographical bills have fun and make seen a linguistic strength that has been mostly neglected in faculties and underscores the inextricable and emotional ties that Latinos need to Spanish.   lecturers can glean vital classes concerning the person power in their Latino scholars from the lived reviews of profitable Latinos whose existence tales dispel the parable that Spanish is a disadvantage to studying. those tales of tenacity and resilience provide wish for a brand new iteration of bilingual beginners who're too frequently compelled to choose from English and their local language.

Book Features:

• Unique perspectives of the way Latino scholars navigated a restrictive education method that keeps to disregard Latinos’ linguistic and cultural assets.
• Powerful debts of the help that Latino mom and dad supplied to assist their youngsters to do good in class and attempt for excellence.
• Illustration of the real position that being concerned academics can play in a child’s existence after they inspire scholars to benefit in languages.

María de l. a. Luz Reyes is Professor Emerita on the collage of Colorado–Boulder. Her books contain The most sensible for our kids: severe views on Literacy for Latino Students (with John J. Halcón).

Contributors: Steven F. Arvizu, María V. Balderrama, Lilia I. Bartolomé, María E. Fránquiz, Josué M. González, John J. Halcón, Carmen I. Mercado, Sonia Nieto, Pedro Pedraza, and Concepción M. Valadez

“In this glorious quantity you're approximately to learn elegantly crafted, heartfelt, and insightful autobiographical narratives. They moved me and advised me as few writings have in our box of study.”

—From the Foreword by way of Luis C. Moll, college of Arizona

“The tales incorporated during this assortment replicate in remarkable methods the significance of bilingualism and biliteracy for Latino children.”

—Guadalupe Valdés, Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor of schooling, Stanford University