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Article: From LEP to academic: Reflections on my twenty years in Title VII
- Article from:
- Bilingual Research Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright National Association for Bilingual Education Winter 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
The genesis of Title VII brought about significant changes in how children from diverse language backgrounds were perceived and acknowledged by the American educational system. Prior to Title VII, linguistically diverse children were basically neglected by a system narrowly focused on a monocultural and monolingual method of schooling which allowed for no linguistic or cultural differences among its students. This article is a reflective endeavor aimed at highlighting how Title VII affected one individual who has been in the field of bilingual education for over twenty years. Beginning from the perspective of a LEP child and continuing through her professional life, the author ...