Wednesday, November 3, 2010

American Children in Poverty

Registers of Language: Barriers to impoverished students in public schools.

The casual register of language that children use creates a problem because it is different then the language we teach in, which is the formal register of language.  That is what frequently causes conflict.  We need to teacah then to tranlste from the casual rdgister of language to the formal esister o f language.  Formal language is the languagge of school and work.  Dasual is just tht .  It is also uses fewer words and may not include comleter sentences

http://pulse.pharmacy.arizona.edu/9th_grade/from_global/language_arts/language_registers.html

Related and Resource Websites
1. http://www.genconnection.com/English/ap/LanguageRegisters.htm
2. http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/learning_activities/30carc.html

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