Helping Latino Students to Achieve

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Helping Latino Students to Achieve

• Nancy Soucier
• Marilyn Nelson
• Barbara Johnston
• Rob Metz
• John Dyer

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• Teach Spanish-dominant students to read in their
  primary language first

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• Early childhood programs

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• Qualified Instructors
• Certified teachers
• Graduate degrees

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• Lower class sizes

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• Long term leadership

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• Professional development networks

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• Formal training in ESL teaching procedures

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• High quality ESL program

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• Parent involvement

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• High expectations for students

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Presentation on Web Site

• Added to teacher resources as Top 10 Ways to
  Help Latino Students Achieve

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Sources

• AFT Teachers. Closing the Achievement Gap Focus
  on Latino Students. March, 2004.
• Fashola, Olatokunbo and Salvinj, Robert and
  Calderon, Margarita Effective Programs for
  Latino Students in Elementary and Middle
  Schools. John Hopkins University, 1996.
• Tinkler, Barry A Review of Literature on
  Haispanic/Latino Parent Involvement in K-12
  Education. University of Denver, 2002.
• Trueba, Enrique and Bartolome, Lilia The
  Education of Latino Students Is School Reform
  Enough? ERIC/CUE Digest, number 123. 1997.
• Maria Lusia Gonzalez, Ana Huerta-Macias, and
  Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Editors. Educating
  Latino Students- A Guide to Successful Practice.
  Scarecrow Press, Lanham. 2001.