Creating Linguistic Barriers: The Impact at Home of English Literacy Practices at School

Abstract

This paper traces the language and literacy practices Latinx parents follow to maintain Spanish. Recent research unveils that Spanish forms part of a family's reality regardless of whether the literacy programming at their children’s school aligns with or deviates from a family’s biliteracy goals. This study documents Latinx parents’ reflections on their children’s bi/literacy practices. Drawing on interview methods, this study explores the implications of a school’s literacy policies on a family’s language policies.

Author

• Norma Monsivais Diers, University of Illinois Chicago