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Dispelling or Reinforcing Myths? Learning a New Language as Portrayed in Children's Picturebooks
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Hadaway, Nancy L.; Young, Terrell A. – Language Arts, 2009
Immigrants currently make up over 12% of the U.S. population, with children of immigrants comprising more than 20% of the population. Consequently, English learners are the fastest growing group in U.S. schools today, accounting for 10.5% of the total public school student population in Pre-K through Grade 12 in 2004-2005, a 56.2% increase over…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Second Language Learning, Picture Books, Migrant Children