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Wilcox, Daryl J. – 1996
Learning styles have been identified as an important variable in the school success or failure of ethnic minorities in America. Whole language is compatible with the style of Native American children. Nebraska's Winnebago Public School teachers of Native American students use a method of writing instruction that is compatible with their preference…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Case Studies, Cognitive Style
Godina, Heriberto – 1995
A study described metaphorical writing for engaging Mexican American students in productive emergent literacy activities. During a 2-year qualitative study of a bilingual first-grade classroom, data was collected through an ethnography of communication framework that focused on metaphorical student writing and reading and included interviews and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Classroom Environment