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Article: Mathematics learning and the Latino student: suggestions from research for classroom practice. (Research, Reflection, Practice).
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- Teaching Children Mathematics
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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The mathematics learning--and overall academic achievement--of Latino children is still a major concern of educators across the country. As we think about the educational issues surrounding Latinos, we need to take into account factors related both to learning in two languages and to learning English as a second language (ESL). A major characteristic of the majority of Latino children is their affiliation with Spanish regardless of their proficiency in that language. Even a child who may not seem to be proficient in speaking Spanish may come from a home or community in which Spanish is spoken extensively. Thus, the child's environment is bilingual, which has a profound ...