The second largest influx of immigrants has happened in past two decades. More immigrants are coming to America, in search of a better life for their children (Stepanek, 2010). With this influx of immigrants, comes an influx in the amount of students who are English Language Learners (ELL). According to Stepanek, between the years 2002-2003 and 2007-2008, the Northwest’s yearly growth in English Language Learners was five times faster than the national average (2010). This influx of ELL students is a call for more drastic measures to be taken to make sure that these students are getting the education they need and deserve, yet nothing seems to be getting done. There are family programs that are being implemented, but they don 't offer any benefits
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Researchers and teachers need to address these stereotypes of Latino parents. Latino parents are constantly being criticized for their parenting by always being compared to parents from European-American families. There are many studies out there about Latino students and their reading readiness, but, according to Schick, those studies are always with the Latino students being compared to European-American students. Latino’s represent the fastest growing population of children in the United States and are raising the number of English Language Learners, so there should be more research on print-related practices in Latino homes in America (Schick, 2015). Researchers who did past studies about Latino families didn’t even think about the cultural diversity that exists in families outside of European-American families. The researchers were ill equipped with knowledge about Latino families and their beliefs and traditions …show more content…
The barriers can be identified as cultural, meaning that there is a mismatch between cultural beliefs between practioner and parents. In 2010, there was a study done on the cultural values of Dominican and Mexican mothers of preschoolers where they found that respect is important when it comes to child rearing (2014). There are four key behaviors of respeto (respect): obedience, deference, decorum, and public behavior. Mainstream American socialization is inconsistent with these attributes of respeto; Mexicans and Dominican mothers don’t empathize independence, open communication, and exploration (2014). It is important that educators are aware of these cultural differences and are considerate of them, especially if a teacher is in charge of a family support program on parenting. According to Moodie, in order for engagement and support to rise in diverse families, practitioners and educators need to have an understanding of the different parenting behaviors between different cultures (2014). In one parent program already implemented called ParentCorps, facilitators use a collaborative approach where they survey their audience and figure out what is relevant to their goals and their values (2014). In the study done on print-related practices in low-income Latino families, Schick found that it is important and more
Researchers and teachers need to address these stereotypes of Latino parents. Latino parents are constantly being criticized for their parenting by always being compared to parents from European-American families. There are many studies out there about Latino students and their reading readiness, but, according to Schick, those studies are always with the Latino students being compared to European-American students. Latino’s represent the fastest growing population of children in the United States and are raising the number of English Language Learners, so there should be more research on print-related practices in Latino homes in America (Schick, 2015). Researchers who did past studies about Latino families didn’t even think about the cultural diversity that exists in families outside of European-American families. The researchers were ill equipped with knowledge about Latino families and their beliefs and traditions …show more content…
The barriers can be identified as cultural, meaning that there is a mismatch between cultural beliefs between practioner and parents. In 2010, there was a study done on the cultural values of Dominican and Mexican mothers of preschoolers where they found that respect is important when it comes to child rearing (2014). There are four key behaviors of respeto (respect): obedience, deference, decorum, and public behavior. Mainstream American socialization is inconsistent with these attributes of respeto; Mexicans and Dominican mothers don’t empathize independence, open communication, and exploration (2014). It is important that educators are aware of these cultural differences and are considerate of them, especially if a teacher is in charge of a family support program on parenting. According to Moodie, in order for engagement and support to rise in diverse families, practitioners and educators need to have an understanding of the different parenting behaviors between different cultures (2014). In one parent program already implemented called ParentCorps, facilitators use a collaborative approach where they survey their audience and figure out what is relevant to their goals and their values (2014). In the study done on print-related practices in low-income Latino families, Schick found that it is important and more