Categories

EDUCATION, early childhood, STUDENTS, culturally and linguistically diverse

Areas

SCHOOL:inquiry on equity in schooling, DISTRICT:inquiry on equity in schooling, STATE:inquiry on equity in schooling

Authors

The National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics,

Published

2007

Publisher

Arizona State University

Abstract

"In pursuing this work, the Task Force has given attention to the question of how to use early childhood education to improve the educational fortunes of all Hispanic children, including those from low SES, middle class, and high SES families. This is because, compared with their White counterparts, children from these Hispanic segments are doing less well academically, on average, from the time they start school. However, the Task Force has given highest priority to finding ways to improve outcomes for Hispanic children from low SES immigrant families. The SES profile of these children would place many of them “at risk” even in schools in their parents’ countries of origin.In the United States, most of these youngsters have the added challenge of becoming proficient in academic English."

Files

• http://ea.niusileadscape.org/docs/FINAL_PRODUCTS/LearningCarousel/HispanicEarlyEd.pdf