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multiculturalism and special populations
African American education
psychology and human development
literacy
Preferred term
biliteracy
Definition
- Biliteracy is a term used to describe competencies in reading and writing, to any degree, developed either simultaneously or successively, in two linguistic systems. It is widely accepted that the development of literacy in childhood is a transformative and emancipating accomplishment. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Biliteracy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/biliteracy
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