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Peer reviewedAinsworth, Nancy – Theory into Practice, 1984
Sociolinguistic analysis of the ways children and teachers interact verbally may provide insight into why minority children often have difficulty in school. Examples of a classroom discussion cycle are listed and discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Language Patterns, Learning Processes
Download full textSchmidt, Patricia R. – 1995
Researchers suggest that children of minority groups are so confused by the customs of the dominant culture represented in schools that their English literacy learning suffers. An ethnographic study examined the literacy learning of two language minority children in a suburban kindergarten program. Using unstructured interviews, the focal…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
