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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > diversity in education > family and community > literacy practices in minority families and communities
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > diversity in education > language diversity > literacy practices in minority families and communities

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literacy practices in minority families and communities  

Definition

  • Historically, educational researchers have observed that children who grow up in minority families and communities face significantly more problems learning to read and write in school than children from mainstream families and communities. Various reasons have been provided to explain this phenomenon. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Literacy Practices in Minority Families and Communities]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T5QLJ0GW-W

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