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Engaging Latino Parents in Student Learning « Whole Child Education

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Engaging Latino Parents in Student Learning

Throughout the United States, classrooms are becoming more diverse and educators are struggling to provide the resources English language learners need to be successful. What can educators do to help ensure that these students, especially the rapidly increasing Latino population, get the attention and education they need?

Authors David Campos, Rocio Delgado, and Mary Esther Soto Huerta assert that it’s time for the education community to tap into parent involvement to shatter the 28 percent nationwide dropout rate for Latino students. In their new book, Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners, they argue that with more