Preserving Home Languages and Cultures in the Classroom …

academically if they continue to speak their native language at home. The reverse is actually true (Collier & Thomas, 1989; Cummins, 1981) children who have learned concepts at home in their first language can ... Linguistically and culturally diverse families also struggle with issues of language shift and lack of respect for home languages ...

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