There is a very real
cultural barrier — Hispanic parents may have had a different relationship with schools in their native countries, where, instead of working with schools from the
beginning, they only come when theres a problem.
Moreover, these efforts should
begin early in development, as children are likely to benefit most from supportive home environments during the formative years of rapid language growth and learning.22, 62,63 Finally, interventions with parents that aim to support children's learning should attend to the
cultural context of early development when working with parents from different backgrounds, and also consider the broader social context of parenting by attending to the
barriers created by poverty and low parental education.