This article discusses the qualitative study of a bilingual teacher's practice in working with a student with a learning disability. The author first examines student demographics as they specifically relate to the achievement of Latino school children and then segues to an examination of the nature of instruction provided to English language learners and the beliefs associated with one teacher's instructional practices.
Este manuscrito discute el estudio cualitativo de la práctica de un maestro bilingüe en su trabajo con un estudiante con problemas de aprendizaje. El autor examina primero los aspectos demográficos del estudiante que se relacionan específicamente con el aprovechamiento de niños latinos en edad escolar, y luego continúa examinando la naturaleza de la instrucción provista a estudiantes que están aprendiendo el idioma inglés y los valores asociados con las prácticas de instrucción de un maestro.
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