%0 Journal Article
%T Bicultural Literacy Curriculum
%A Yer J. Thao
%J Creative Education
%P 251-255
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2012.32039
%X This article examines the literacy issues in public school in the United States, and points out that current programs do not have a meaningful cultural connection to bicultural and bilingual students. The findings indicate that literacy must become part of bicultural and bilingual students¡¯ reality in order to empower them. The pedagogical content of literacy must acknowledge bicultural and bilingual students¡¯ culture so they can make connections to learning literacy. In order to help bicultural and bilingual students acquire the necessary academic skills to succeed on high-stakes tests that are demanded by No Child Left Behind Law, public schools need to infuse home culture literacy as part of literacy programs and practices.
%K Language Education
%K Multicultural Education
%K Cultural Literacy
%K Literacy Empowerment
%K Bicultural and Bilingual Education
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=18793