Leslie Reese
California State University, Long Beach
28 Papers
90 Citations
Leslie Reese is an academic researcher from California State University, Long Beach. The author has contributed to research in topics: Literacy & Primary education. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 28 publications. Previous affiliations of Leslie Reese include University of California, Los Angeles.
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Papers
Cause or Effect? A Longitudinal Study of Immigrant Latino Parents' Aspirations and Expectations, and Their Children's School Performance
TL;DR: The authors found that parents' educational aspirations are high and invariant throughout the elementary years; however, expectations fluctuate; children's school performance influences parents' expectations, but expectations do not influence performance; and (c) immigrant Latino parents attribute high instrumental value to formal schooling, and neither time spent in the U.S. nor perceived discrimination diminishes this belief.
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Immigrant Latinos' Cultural Model of Literacy Development: An Evolving Perspective on Home-School Discontinuities
Leslie Reese,Ronald Gallimore +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present case study data on Mexican and Central American immigrant families residing in the greater Los Angeles area, focusing on parents' cultural models and practices of early literacy development of children.
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Longitudinal Analysis of the Antecedents of Emergent Spanish Literacy and Middle-School English Reading Achievement of Spanish-Speaking Students
TL;DR: Among students entering kindergarten speaking Spanish, those with greater emergent Spanish literacy development and oral English proficiency were better able to maintain grade level performance in Spanish reading, transition more quickly to English reading, and attain a higher level of English reading proficiency in middle school as discussed by the authors.
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Interlocutor differential effects on the expressive language skills of Spanish-speaking English learners
TL;DR: The findings from this study suggest that the determination of language experience of school-age bilingual children should examine differential language use with multiple interlocutors, particularly interactions with older siblings and peers.
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Morality and identity in Mexican immigrant parents' visions of the future
TL;DR: The tendency for immigrants to evaluate their circumstances in the host country in terms of the life they knew in their native country has been described as a "dual frame of reference" as mentioned in this paper.
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