Emerging Partnerships: Current Research in Language and by Wray

By Wray

This quantity comprises debts of a few of the main fascinating fresh examine into language and literacy improvement. The papers incorporated conceal early language improvement, preschool literacy improvement, kid's writing, oral lecture room language, the relationships among analyzing and writing, using word-processors, and literacy outdoors the college context.

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G. Douglas, 1964; Davie, Butler & Goldstein, 1972; Wedge & Prosser, 1973; Newson & Newson, 1977). In so far as social class can be considered an indicator of home background, these findings imply the need for work with parents rather than just school-focused efforts to reduce < previous page page_51 next page > < previous page page_52 next page > Page 52 differences in attainment. Research into parental involvement in the teaching of reading for school age children has shown that parents welcome involvement, but such measures after school entry, although helpful, may have rather limited effects (Hannon, 1987).

They also went on to consider how existing activities could be adapted to encourage more investigative and exploratory uses of language by the children. The teachers' analysis of children's language in the classroom also led them to reconsider their assumptions about the language of the home. Four teachers wanted to initiate visits to the children's homes, and three wanted to establish more links with the families before the children started school. In most cases their headteachers were supportive and it was possible to implement these changes; indeed one headteacher commented that the 'changes in attitude towards the children's families have been remarkable and we are going to make closer links, a thing that I as a head have tried to get her to do in the past .

While it is impossible to discount this explanation altogether, it seems unlikely. As part of the Early Years Language Project interviews and tape recordings were carried out in the homes of a number of children starting school in one of the most deprived areas of the city. These recordings confirmed the work of other researchers and indicated that the children were taking part at home in rich and lively conversations on a variety of topics, in the course of which they were displaying a range of linguistic skills appropriate for their age.

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