Language and Literacy Teaching for Indigenous Education: A Bilingual Approach

By Norbert Francis and Jon Reyhner

Book Overview

This book presents a proposal for the inclusion of indigenous languages in the classroom. Based on extensive research and field work by the authors in communities in the US and Mexico, the book explores ways in which the cultural and linguistic resources of indigenous communities can enrich the language and literacy program.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853596000
• ISBN13: 9781853596001
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"