Close to Home: Oral and Literate Practices in a Transnational Mexicano Community (Language and Literacy Series (Teachers College Pr))

A unique portrayal and analysis of the language, literacy, and cultural resources of a social network of Mexicano adults living in a rural community in Mexico and Chicago's inner city. By exploring the ways in which this group's experiences as immigrants have affected their communicative practices, the author provides a basis for understanding how researchers, policymakers, and educators can provide these adults and their children with a relevant education that effectively embraces their schooling and lived experience.