LATINOS IN EDUCATION PARENT/ FACULTY WORKSHOP ON NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES

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BASIC INFORMATION TO KNOW BEFORE WE START: WHAT IS A NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY? A NONTRADITIONAL FAMILY IS CONSIDERED A FAMILY THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL FAMILIES, THAT INCLUDES A MOM AND DAD, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, PARENTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND BACKGROUNDS, SINGLE PARENTS, LIVING WITH PARENTS, ETC. WHAT IS A LATINO? A PERSON OF LATIN-AMERICAN OR SPANISH-SPEAKING DESCENT

CULTURAL REASONS: MAIN REASON PARENTS IMMIGRATE: THE PARENTS FROM THE IMMIGRANT COUNTRY KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY HERE THAN IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY IMMIGRATE TO MAKE LIFE FOR THEIR KIDS AS EASY AND NORMAL AS POSSIBLE. VIOLENCE AND CRIME IS ANOTHER HUGE REASON THAT PARENTS IMMIGRATE; THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS ESCALATED RAPIDLY OVER THE YEARS. PARENT INVOLVEMENT: CULTURAL DIFFERENCE UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH

MISCONCEPTIONS OF LATINO STUDENTS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED: STUDENTS THAT DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL HAVE SOME SORT OF DISABILITY TEACHERS SHOULD EXPECT LESS OUT OF THESE STUDENTS TEACHERS SHOULD GIVE UP ON STUDENTS AT THIS AGE IF THEY ARE NOT PERFORMING WELL SPANISH LANGUAGE SHOULD NOT BE USED TO TEACH ENGLISH

4- CORNERS ACTIVITY AGREE STRONGLY AGREE DISAGREE Strongly Disagree

THERE IS NO EXCUSE THAT PARENTS CANNOT BE INVOLVED IN THEIR STUDENT’S EDUCATION STUDENTS SHOULD COGNITIVELY BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THEIR PEERS AT ALL TIMES DUAL LANGUAGE RESULTS IN LOW TEST SCORES SPANISH SHOULD NOT BE USED TO TEACH ENGLISH STUDENTS WITH IMMIGRANT PARENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES TEACHERS USUALLY EXPECT LESS OUT OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS PARENTS THAT ARE MORE INVOLVED RESULT IN STUDENTS BEING REWARDED ACADEMICALLY TEACHERS ALWAYS FULLY UNDERSTANDS WHERE THEIR STUDENTS COME FROM

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOL FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT LATINO STUDENT’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT : LANGUAGE SOCIAL/ EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS PARENTS UNDERSTANDING

LANGUAGE BARRIER: SPANISH IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE FOR MANY LATINO STUDENTS, INCLUDING U.S BORN LATINOS (CAPPS ET AL, 2005) WHICH CAN BE HARD FOR STUDENTS TO HIGHLY GRASP SCHOOLWORK THAT IS NOT IN THE LANGUAGE THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND SPANISH SPEAKING STUDENTS ALSO MADE UP 76% OF ALL PRE-K TO FIFTH GRADE CHILDREN WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND MOST (59%) WERE U.S BORN CHILDREN WITH IMMIGRANT PARENTS (CAPPS ET AL, 2005). NOT UNDERSTANDING THE MATERIAL BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER CAN RESULT IN LOW TEST SCORES EMOTIONAL STRESS LACK OF CONFIDENCE *MISDIAGNOSIS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES READ EXAMPLE CASE

BEHAVIOR BEGIN TO LOSE INTEREST IN SCHOOL AND BEGIN TO ACT OUT IN SCHOOL THE SOCIAL IMPACT THIS HAS ON THE STUDENT IS THAT THEY MAY BECOME QUIET, TIMID AND SOCIALIZE LESS THAN OTHER STUDENTS. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE THEY MAY BECOME UNCERTAIN ON HOW TO ASK FOR HELP WHEN THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT OR ACTIVITY IT COULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY IN BOTH FAMILY (“TRADITIONAL”) AND SCHOOL (“MAINSTREAM”) CULTURES CAN ALSO IMPACT MOTIVATION TO STAY IN SCHOOL FOR LATER YEARS

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND PARENTS MANY LATINO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FALL UNDER A LOW INCOME STATUS UNABLE TO OBTAIN OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO FURTHER THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION AT HOME BOOKS COMPUTERS TUTORING PROGRAMS PARENTS ARE ALSO A KEY HELP TO HELPING THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BUT MANY IMMIGRANT PARENTS MAY DO NOT HAVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS SO IT’S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION IF THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND. LANGUAGE BARRIER IS ALSO A FACTOR HERE IN HOW MUCH THEY CAN HELP THEIR CHILD AT HOME WITH THEIR HOMEWORK IF THEY DON’T KNOW ANY ENGLISH.

RECENT STUDIES: Recent research shows that there is an “immigrant paradox” wherein children escape the fates that are predicted by their low SES. Research has found that both foreign born and native born youth with immigrant parents show better academic, behavioral, emotional, and health youth with native born parents (Garica Coll & Marks, 2012) Recent studies have also found that there is a weaker association between SES and student GPA among immigrants’ children than among native’s children (Pong & Hao, 2007). Today classrooms are becoming more culturally aware of the factors that can impact a student’s success and they have adapted strategies and programs to help children from non- traditional families. For example after school programs, tutoring and take home literacy kits, in an effort to see these students succeed.

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