Communicative competence of low-income children [electronic resource] : assumptions and programs / Vera John.

To narrow the language skills gap between disadvantaged and middle class children is a primary aim of most intervention programs, acting on the theory that increased language command leads to increased ability in abstract thinking. However, there is a difference between language as a communicative p...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	John, Vera
Corporate Author:	Yeshiva University
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1967.
Subjects:	Compensatory Education. Disadvantaged Youth. Educational Strategies. Educational Theories. Educational Trends. Intervention. Language Acquisition. Language Programs.