Building on Strength: Language and Literacy in Latino Families and Communities

* Introduces the theories and methods of language socialization with memorable case studies of children and their families.
* Highlights the diversity of Latino communities, covering children and caretakers of Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American origin living in Chicago, San Antonio, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Tucson, and New York City.
* Offers important insights into the ways in which children learn to speak and read by negotiating overlapping and/or conflicting cultural models.
* Suggests universal practices to facilitate language socialization in multilingual communities, including applications for teachers.