TY - BOOK N2 - This collection examines the personal narratives of a select group of educators who attained biliteracy at a young age, and in the era before bilingual education. Their autobiographical accounts celebrate and make visible a linguistic potential that has been largely ignored in schools and underscores the emotional ties that Latinos have to Spanish.--[book cover] AB - This collection examines the personal narratives of a select group of educators who attained biliteracy at a young age, and in the era before bilingual education. Their autobiographical accounts celebrate and make visible a linguistic potential that has been largely ignored in schools and underscores the emotional ties that Latinos have to Spanish.--[book cover] T1 - Words were all we had :becoming biliterate against the odds / DA - c2011. CY - New York : AU - Reyes, MarĂ­a de la Luz. CN - LC3731 CN - LC3731 PB - Teachers College Press, PP - New York : PY - c2011. ID - 471254 KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Bilingualism KW - English language KW - Native language and education SN - 9780807751800 SN - 0807751804 SN - 9780807751817 SN - 0807751812 TI - Words were all we had :becoming biliterate against the odds / ER -