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Language and Poverty

Perspectives on a Theme

  • 1st Edition - January 28, 1970
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Frederick Williams
  • Language: English

Language and Poverty: Perspectives on a Theme is a collection of papers that juxtaposes different perspectives on the definition of language and language behavior in relation to… Read more

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Language and Poverty: Perspectives on a Theme is a collection of papers that juxtaposes different perspectives on the definition of language and language behavior in relation to poverty. The book brings together a broad range of perspectives pertinent to language and poverty, specifically that of poor children. Topics on the language of the poor; how to construct effective language programs for the poverty child; biological and social factors in language development; and standardized assessment of the language of disadvantaged children are covered. Policy makers, social workers, language teachers, sociologists, psychologists, and educators will find the text invaluable.

Table of contents


Contents

Preface


1. Some Preliminaries and Prospects


2. Teaching Reading in an Urban Negro School System


3. A Sociolinguistic Approach to Socialization: with Some Reference to Educability


4. Some Philosophical Influences Underlying Preschool Intervention for Disadvantaged Children


5. The Neglected Situation in Child Language Research and Education


6. How to Construct Effective Language Programs for the Poverty Child


7. Semantic Systems of Children: Some Assessments of Social Class and Ethnic Differences


8. Bilingualism and the Spanish-Speaking Child


9. The Logic of Nonstandard English


10. Language Theories and Educational Practices


11. Maternal Language Styles and Cognitive Development of Children


12. Language, Poverty, and the North American Indian


13. Biological and Social Factors in Language Development


14. A Summary of Environmentalist Views and Some Educational Implications


15. Toward the Standardized Assessment of the Language of Disadvantaged Children


16. The Sociolinguists and Urban Language Problems


17. Toward a History of American Negro Dialect


18. Language, Attitude, and Social Change


19. Some Viewpoints of the Speech, Hearing, and Language Clinician


20. An Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles

Index

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  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 28, 1970
  • Language: English

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