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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED150562 AUTHOR: Garcia, Ricardo L.
TITLE: Multiethnic Dimensions of Reading.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 17 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Colorado Council of the International Reading Association
(11th, Denver, Colorado, February 10-11, 1978)
ABSTRACT: This document proposes integrating multi-ethnic
education and reading education in order to reach their
combined basic goals, ethnic literacy and pluralistic
socialization. Three guidelines are offered to assist in
this integration process. First, reading materials and
instruction should reflect the ethnic diversity of the
United States. This goal requires reading materials
permeated with multi-ethnic themes and experiences, and
instruction that accommodates the different cognitive
styles of minority students. Second, reading instruction
and materials should exhibit the linguistic diversity of
the United States; standard English should be taught as an
alternative dialect necessary for communication in this
country. Finally, reading teachers should be cognizant of
their personal biases toward ethnic minority students. The
report concludes with a list of basic multi-ethnic
resources for reading and language arts teachers. (MAI)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bias-; Cognitive-Style; Cultural
Interrelationships; Dialects-; Ethnocentrism-; Reading
Materials; Reading-Programs; Social-Integration; Student
Motivation
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Ethnic-Groups;
*Language-Usage; *Literacy-; *Multicultural-Textbooks;
*Reading-Instruction
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