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A Letter to the Future Storykeeper
Dear Future Storykeeper, Where the Stories Began If you trace my love for storytelling back to its roots, you will find it sitting right at the kitchen table, surrounded by the laughter, wisdom, and memory-keeping of the family elders who taught me that our voices are our power. Long before I ever held a published copy of my own books, I was a listener. I learned early on that history isn't just what gets printed in textbooks. It is preserved in the cadence of an auntie's adv

Dr. J
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¡WEPA! líbros
Every Language Deserves a Home A multilingual literacy organization connecting children, educators, libraries, and families with authentic literature from around the world. What happens when a child walks into a classroom or library and cannot find a single book in the language spoken at home? For Verónica Ramos, founder and CEO of ¡WEPA! líbros®, that question sits at the heart of the work. Verónica spent more than a decade in education before founding ¡WEPA!—first as an ESL

Dr. J
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Rediseño curricular para situar el español como lengua académica a través del translanguaging
Resumen: Este trabajo examina el translanguaging como un marco teórico, pedagógico y político para el rediseño curricular orientado a posicionar el español como lengua académica en la educación superior en Estados Unidos. Se centra en programas de formación docente en Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), universidades con una alta matrícula de estudiantes latinos. Partiendo de un análisis crítico de las ideologías English-only y de las prácticas de escolarización s

Dr. J
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