Bridging the Communication Gap between Latino Families and Public Schools

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Bridging the Communication Gap between Latino Families and Public SchoolsEngaging Silent Voices\nAuthor(s): Manuel P. Vargas, Gilberto D. Barrios, Theresa Meyerott\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041151876, 978-1041151876\nSynopsis\nThis book describes the home-school communication experiences of five Latino families in order to showcase the communication challenges Latino parents, and their children, encounter as they navigate the American education system.\n\nAs former PK12 practitioners, now educator-preparation program faculty, the authors contend that there is a clear communication gap between a predominantly White teaching and leadership forceteachers, school principals, and counselorsand the Black and Brown student population. Research findings included in this book demonstrate that Latino/a students remain persistent targets of deficit-thinking beliefs, implicit bias, and low-level academic expectations.