Phi Delta Kappan
Volume 97, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 8-14

Children of immigration (Article)

Suárez-Orozco M.M. , Suárez-Orozco C.
  • a UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, United States
  • b Institute for Immigration, Globalization, and Education, United States

Abstract

With some 460 languages spoken across the land, the United States has a deep reservoir of linguistic diversity. But our nation's inconsistent language-learning policies and practices present a variety of obstacles for learning English. Understanding and then addressing student needs during the critical transition phase for newcomer students is an important area for intervention. The shared fortunes of immigrant and native citizens alike will be tied to successfully linking our youngest new Americans to the educational and economic opportunity structure, to civic belonging, and full democratic participation. © 2015, Phi Delta Kappa Inc. All rights reserved.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949548025&doi=10.1177%2f0031721715619911&partnerID=40&md5=d996ca2ff99d07289e0f91caec54eb80
DOI: 10.1177/0031721715619911
ISSN: 00317217
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English