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Houston, Susan H. – Child Development, 1970
Although research on the language of the disadvantaged child is receiving much impetus, few extant studies have been helpful to the teacher. This article reexamines widely held misconceptions about disadvantaged child language in light of modern linguistic and psycholinguistic advances. (WY)
Descriptors: Child Language, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns