Teaching Bilingual/Bicultural Children: Teachers Talk about Language and Learning, Vol. 371 »

Lourdes Diaz Soto is the Goizueta Endowed Chair at Dalton State College. Some of her publications include The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S.; The Politics of Early Childhood Education (Peter Lang, 2000); Making a Difference in the Lives of Bilingual/Bicultural Children (Peter Lang, 2002).

Haroon Kharem is Associate Professor of Education at Brooklyn College and has been teaching African American history at Performing Arts & Technology High School (PATHS) in Brooklyn for the past four years. His recent publication is Education As Freedom: African American Educational Thought and Activism. He is currently working on a book on African Americans and the African Free Schools in New York City Antebellum Period.

This edited volume is dedicated to contemporary teachers. Its goal is to provide a practical book for in-service and pre-service teachers of bilingual/bicultural children. The authors, each of whom is herself bilingual/bicultural, share personal wisdom garnered from working in classrooms with bilingual/bicultural learners. This book provides practical knowledge for teachers who are struggling to meet the needs of increasingly diverse classrooms.

Foreword Antonia Darder Darder, Antonia

Introduction Haroon Kharem Kharem, Haroon 1

Part One: Personal Reflections: Mi Vida Como Maestra

Chapter 1 Engaging the World of Teacher Preparation on Behalf of Bilingual/ Bicultural Learners Haroon Kharem Kharem, Haroon 7

Chapter 2 Color-coded Bilingualism Charise Pimentel Pimentel, Charise 19

Chapter 3 Learning a Borderland Professional Identity Guadalupe Ramos Ramos, Guadalupe 29

Chapter 4 Nuyorican Alma Rubal-Lopez Rubal-Lopez, Alma 39

Chapter 5 Whitestreaming: Why Some Latinas/os Fear Bilingual Education Luis Urrieta, Jr. Urrieta, Luis, Jr. 47

Chapter 6 Puertorriquena como yo Maria R. Scharron-del Rio Rio, Maria R. Scharron-del 57

Part Two: Critical Analyses: Los Consejos

Chapter 7 Race Matters for Bilingual/ Bicultural Children Delida Sanchez Sanchez, Delida 69

Chapter 8 Mi Pobre Guerito Octavio Pimentel Pimentel, Octavio 73

Chapter 9 American Indian Mothers Speaking from the Heart Toni Jones Jones, Toni 79

Chapter 10 The Role of Teacher Beliefs in the Bilingual/ Bicultural Classroom Marion Lynch Lynch, Marion 89

Chapter 11 Responsive Teaching: Our Muslim Students' Learning Expectations Lena Boustani Darwich Darwich, Lena Boustani 97

Chapter 12 Exploration for School Action-Based Learning Noelle Gentile Gentile, Noelle 107

Chapter 13 Culture and Language in the Classroom from the Perspective of a Latina Teacher Mercedes E. Cepeda Cepeda, Mercedes E. 119

Chapter 14 Teachers Overcoming Silence Sharon L. Hixon Hixon, Sharon L. 127

Chapter 15 Learning from Children's and Teachers' Stories Elizabeth P. Quintero Quintero, Elizabeth P. 135

Chapter 16 Immigrants in Our Own Land Irene V. Garza Garza, Irene V. 145

Chapter 17 Teachers Rethinking Their Pedagogical Attitudes in the Bicultural/Bilingual Classroom Genevieve Collura Collura, Genevieve 151

Bibliography 165

Contributors 179

Index 185