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Direct linkJohnson, Eric J. – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to outline the misguided underpinnings of the "word gap" concept promoted by Hart and Risley (1995). This concept posits that a "30 million word gap" between children of poverty and those from affluent households accounts for widespread academic disparities. Based on this premise, there has been a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Poverty, Vocabulary Skills, Social Differences
