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Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools

These articles provide background on Latino immigrants in North Carolina, administrative challenges in binational education, and strategies through which teachers can build on what Latino students bring to their classrooms to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all students.

Format: series (multiple pages)

The middle school challenge for English language learners of Mexican origin

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.2

English language learners of Mexican origin face numerous challenges in American middle schools, including cultural segregation and assumptions made by schools regarding the students' educational backgrounds. This article offers strategies for educators to help students overcome those challenges.

Format: article

By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

Spanish and English in the American South

Excerpt about Spanish and Hispanic English trends in the South from the documentary Voices of North Carolina, produced by Neal Hutcheson and the North Carolina Language and Life Project. This video is one in a series that also includes:

Format: video/video

English language learners

An introduction to LEARN NC's resources for teachers and administrators working with students with limited English proficiency.

Format: bibliography/help

Reaching Latinos through social studies

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1

Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.

By Paul Fitchett.

Spanish and Hispanic English in North Carolina

In this lesson, students will listen to audio recordings and view a video clip in order to gain an understanding of the Hispanic English dialect.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Hannah Askin.

Bridging language barriers

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.3

How schools can ease the transition for Latino immigrant students.

By Regina Cortina.

Climbing the school ladder: A challenging task for immigrant Latino students

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.1

Teachers play a critical role when helping immigrant children adjust to a new school life. Because immigrants' backgrounds and experiences are so diverse, it is important for teachers no to make assumptions and to get to know individual children.

By Magda Corredor.

Bridging the differences: Cultural background of Mexican students entering U.S. schools

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.4

Making the transition from life in Mexico to life in the United States can be difficult for students of Mexican origin. Schools and teachers can make that transition easier by understanding students' cultural backgrounds and by employing a few simple strategies.

Format: article

By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

Helping Latino students feel comfortable in your classroom

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.2

Most Latino students have experiences, family backgrounds, and expectations that conflict with the expectations of the American classroom environment. By understanding the expectations of Latino students and their parents, teachers can help them to succeed.

By Sarah Plastino.

And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment

Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)

By Patricia Camp.

Resources on the web

Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents

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Format: website

Provided by: California State University San Marcos - Kellogg Library

Five artists of the Mexican Revolution

In this ARTESEDGE lesson, students research the major events and personalities in the Mexican Revolution, and explore how these people and events influenced the art being created at that time in Mexico. Using the guided directives, students learn about... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, Second Languages, and Social Studies)

Provided by: 92

World View - An International Program for Educators

Through symposia, seminars, residential leadership programs, and study abroad programs, World View helps administrators and lead faculty integrate global studies into the curriculum, improve ESL instruction and related programs for immigrant students, and... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill