Educators and administrators must be aware of the critical nature of native language maintenance. Without that understanding, schools can’t fully appreciate the current efforts to bring these languages into school settings.
This REL Southwest blog highlights the importance of supporting Native American students in crucial areas such as native language acquisition, development, and preservation as well as English language acquisition and development.
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