Young Hispanic Children: Context, Language, and Learning

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Para nuestros niñosExpanding and Improving the
Early Education for Hispanics







National Task Force on Early Childhood Education
for Hispanics Eugene E. Garcia, Ph.D.

La Comisión Nacional para la Educación de la
Niñez Hispana
www.ecehispanic.org
Funded initially by a grant from Foundation for
Child Development and subsequent grants from A.L.
Mailman Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation,
Peppercorn Foundation and Winthrop Rockefeller
Foundation.
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A Growing Population

Source Hernández (2006). Based on U.S. Census
Bureau population projections for 2000-2050,
released by the U.S. Census Bureau on March 18,
2004.
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Percent and Number of Hispanic Children Ages 0-8
in the United States in 2000, by
National/Regional Heritage






Diverse National Origins,with a Mexican-American
majority
Percent and Number of Hispanic Children Ages 0-8
in the United States in 2000, by
National/Regional Heritage

Source Analysis of 2000 U.S. Census data by D.
Hernandez for National Task Force on Early
Childhood Education for Hispanics.
www.ecehispanic.org
Source Analysis of 2000 U.S. Census data by D.
Hernandez for National Task Force on Early
Childhood Education for Hispanics.
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Language Diversity
Hispanic home language environments at 9-months
34 primarily Spanish with English 22 primarily
English with Spanish 19 Spanish only 21 English
only 4 other - 3 in 4 are influenced by
Spanish in the home - 4 in 5 have at least some
English in the home

Source Lopez, Barrueco and Miles (2006)
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Scoring at Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 in Reading at
Start of Kindergarten

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Scoring at Levels 6, 7, 8 9 in Reading at End
of Fifth Grade







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Scoring at Levels 6, 7, 8 9 in Reading at End
of Fifth Grade by Mexican Generation

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Access to Pre-kindergarten Programs
Percentage of Children Ages 3-5 Who Attended
Center-Based Early Childhood Care and Education
Programs in 2005, by Race/Ethnicity and Economic
Status

Source National Center for Education Statistics
(2006). The Conditions of Education 2006.
Washington, DC U.S. Department of Education.
www.ecehispanic.org
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Effects of Tulsa Pre-K Program by Race/Ethnicity
of Student

www.ecehispanic.org
Source Gormley, Gayer, Phillips and Dawson
(2005)
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Para nuestros niñosExpanding and Improving the
Early Education for Hispanics







National Task Force on Early Childhood Education
for Hispanics Eugene E. Garcia,
Ph.D. Eugene.garcia_at_asu.edu

La Comisión Nacional para la Educación de la
Niñez Hispana
www.ecehispanic.org
Funded initially by a grant from Foundation for
Child Development and subsequent grants from A.L.
Mailman Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation,
Peppercorn Foundation and Winthrop Rockefeller
Foundation.