Word Gap: Quality vs. Quantity by Leslie Roberts https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-08-29 16:44:02 UTC 2017-08-29 22:57:24 UTC hello@padlet.com By the Numbers https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183548978 Researchers found that children on welfare heard little more than 600 words an hour, which was much less than children in upper and middle classes. Children in upper classes heard words that were unique and encouraging versus children on welfare, who heard things that had more of a negative connotation. ]]> 2017-08-29 22:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183548978 Parent-Child Conversations https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549058 Children who engaged in dialect with their parents that involve more than 18 turns taken per hour scored in the top ten percent on preschool language tests. ]]> 2017-08-29 22:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549058 Thirty Million Words https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549112 "It's not just throwing words at children, but making sure they hear new concepts, things of interest to them, so their brains make those connections earlier"

Helping students develop better understanding and use of language through adult interaction]]> 2017-08-29 22:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549112 Parent-Child Conversations https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549132 "Conversational turns are vastly more important than the number of words a child is exposed to." Ms. Gilkerson]]> 2017-08-29 22:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549132 A Positive Parent-Child Interaction https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549213 -The LENA Research Foundation found that children with an "enriched language environment" hear about 20,000 words a day, while disadvantaged children hear half as many or fewer.  
- Children from kindergarten to 3rd grade who had heard the least amount of words were still at a disadvantage later, and typically had behavior problems.]]> 2017-08-29 22:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549213 Helping Families Communicate https://padlet.com/lrober3/ovbbq4uoi8mw/wish/183549299 1. Participate in more meaningful conversations 
2. conversations, talking about things that relate to them 
3. talking about new opportunities 
4.  start communicating  at an early age 

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