The Shoulders We Stand On: A History of Bilingual Education in New Mexico

by Rebecca Blum Martinez (Editor), Mary Jean Habermann L pez (Editor)

Overview

The Shoulders We Stand On traces the complex history of bilingual education in New Mexico, covering Spanish, Diné, and Pueblo languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826360175
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rebecca Blum Martinez is a professor of bilingual education and ESL in the Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies in the University of New Mexico's College of Education.

Mary Jean Habermann López was the state director for state and federal bilingual education at the New Mexico Public Education Department for most of her professional career. She also has extensive classroom and university teaching experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Rebecca Blum Martínez and Mary Jean Habermann López

Part One. Indigenous New Mexico: The Critical Role of Language in a Way of Life
Chapter One. The Gift of Language from One Pueblo Perspective
Regis Pecos
Chapter Two. From English-Only Boarding School Policies to Total Navajo Immersion Methodologies: A Sociocultural Historical Perspective of Navajo Bilingual Education
Vincent Werito
Chapter Three: Bilingual Education in Pueblo Country
Christine P. Sims

Part Two. Experimentation, Policies, and Legislation
Chapter Four. Promise and Frustration: The History of Spanish-Language Bilingual Education in New Mexico, 1846-1970
Phillip (Felipe) B. Gonzales
Chapter Five. The Pecos Project
Mary Jean Habermann López
Chapter Six. Initial Policies, Legislation, and Decisions
Rebecca Blum Martínez
Chapter Seven. Serna v. Portales, 1974: Changing the Music and Asserting Language Rights for New Mexico's Children
Mia Angélica Sosa-Provencio and Rebecca Sánchez
Chapter Eight. New Mexico's Role in Federal Policies
Rebecca Blum Martínez and Mary Jean Habermann López

Part Three. Innovations, Preparation, and Leaders
Chapter Nine. Innovations in Bilingual Education in New Mexico
Beverly Argus-Calvo, Rebecca Blum Martínez, and Mary Jean Habermann López
Chapter Ten. Assessing the Spanish Language Proficiency of Bilingual Teachers
Thomasina Pagán Hannum and Loretta C. Salazar
Chapter Eleven. Development of Instructional Materials for Bilingual Education Programs
Julia Rosa López-Emslie
Chapter Twelve. The State Bilingual Advisory Committee
Mary Jean Habermann López
Chapter Thirteen. Spanish-Speaking and Indigenous Leaders in New Mexico Who Made Successful Innovations in Bilingual Education: A Chapter in Two Parts
María Luisa González and Rebecca Blum Martínez

Timeline: Early Experimentation in ESL and Bilingual Education to the Richardson Administration
Contributors
Index