Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms

Feagin, Crawford; Heath, Shirley Brice

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“…For example, researchers have focused on parenting cognition (i.e., expectations about developmental milestones) and parenting styles showing important differences in expectations that influence behavior such as providing visual stimulation in the first month, speaking with one's preverbal infant or young child, and the role of a parent in play (Bornstein & Lansford, 2010;Bornstein et al, 2015;Fasoli, 2014). In addition, differences in the way caregivers address their children have been documented with parents in some cultures speaking little to their children (e.g., Cristia et al, 2019) or speaking to children as one would an adult (Heath, 1983;Ochs, 1982). Researchers have also focused on parent-child dyads to identify strategies that aim to promote independence through following a child's lead or interdependence by directing the child's attention (Vigil & Hwa-Froelich, 2004), and how joint attention is fostered through pointing, showing, and physically positioning the child (Callaghan et al, 2011;Vigil & Hwa-Froelich, 2004;Harwood et al, 1999).…”

Section: A Cultural Approach To Child Development Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transmitting white monolingual Anglo-American norms: A concept analysis of “quality of language” in parent-child interactions

MacLeod

Demers

2023

Applied Psycholinguistics

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White monolingual Anglo-American values permeate language acquisition research, which extends into public health and educational policies. “Quality of language” in parent-child interactions is often called upon to explain weaknesses in the language development of children who are racialized, experiencing poverty, or bilingual. Indeed, many early intervention approaches build on this premise by aiming to improve the “quality of language” used by parents. We aimed to understand the conceptualizations of “quality of language” in studies of parent-child interaction through the critical lens of Community Cultural Wealth Theory and perspectives from development research across cultures. We completed a Systematic Concept Analysis of articles published from 2010 to 2022 and focused on parent-child interactions in the home environment. Our search identified 972 articles and 78 met the inclusion criteria, but only 45 papers provided a definition. These definitions covered eight conceptualizations but only three were previously described. We also found inequity in the use of this terminology, which focused on children who were bilingual, had disability, or experiencing poverty. Informed by a critical lens, we recommend the use of four new terms to encompass “quality of language.” We also recommend refraining from using this term as it is value-laden, poorly defined, and diminishes culturally sustaining language transmission practices.

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Section: A Cultural Approach To Child Development Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transmitting white monolingual Anglo-American norms: A concept analysis of “quality of language” in parent-child interactions

MacLeod

Demers

2023

Applied Psycholinguistics

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“…First and foremost, cultural differences permeate the ways families, communities, and institutions use language. Cultural differences exist in aspects as varied as which topics of conversation are appropriate, whether interrupting a speaker's turn is a sign of rudeness or engagement, or how personal experiences are structured into narratives (Heath, 1983;Ochs & Schieffelin, 2017). Second and relatedly, sociolinguistic differences reflect intersecting social identities of speakers' particular communities (e.g., geographical origin, gender identities, generational membership) (Baugh, 2018).…”

Section: Later Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Language Demands of Analytical Reading and Writing at School

Uccelli¹

2023

Written Communication

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Analytical writing poses particularly challenging, yet often overlooked, language demands that need attention in educational research and practice. In this article, I discuss the Core Analytical Language Skills (CALS) construct and its relevance for school reading and writing. CALS refer to the set of learners’ school-relevant language resources that are of high utility to understanding analytical texts across content areas. After a brief review of the relations between mid-adolescents’ language and their school reading and writing proficiencies, I offer illustrative examples of individual differences in middle-schoolers’ analytical writing and CALS. I argue, on the basis of recent but extensive empirical evidence, that without understanding and addressing the immense variability in the language resources that students bring to school and the language demands of reading- and writing-to-learn tasks and texts, schools run the risk of maintaining and even exacerbating the inequalities that exist in the larger society.

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“…Anna wants to help her sister and have an ordinary life inside her family and out at the same time which seems to be impossible in her situation. This makes education and socialization extremely difficult (Foley, 1990;Heath, 1983;LaDousa, 2005).…”

Section: Socialization/educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Social and Familial Analysis of My Sister’s Keeper (2004) by Jodi Picoult: Based on George Murdock’s Notion of Socialization and Functionalism

Hassan¹,

Torghaban

Taebi

2023

Kufa_art

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My Sister’s Keeper (2004) by Picoult is a story about how a family, as an institution, may sometimes be extremely injurious to the kids, both physically and psychologically. My Sister’s Keeper relates a story about a sick girl whose illness affects the entire family dynamics. By applying Murdock’s social account of family to this novel and investigating the functions of the family, namely sexual, reproductive, educational, and economic, this study investigated family relations and functions and developed the argument by discussing the potential reasons for their problems. The characters were analyzed based on their roles and functions in the family, as well as their interactions with each other. In addition, the conflicts the family faces due to family dysfunction have been discussed. The results of the study show that members of a family often develop associations and interactions which occasionally can even get ferocious and hurt some of the members. Picoult’s portrayal of a young girl’s suffering from leukemia can be traced back to her intention to depict the various challenges and conflicts which influence her whole family. For Anna and Jesse as Kate’s siblings, the challenges can be also traumatic because they often go through fluctuations in their lives. The family’s role in dealing with the manifold causes of trauma and insecurity which is linked to Kate’s illness and her treatment has affected her quality of life.

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Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms

Cited by 132 publications

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Transmitting white monolingual Anglo-American norms: A concept analysis of “quality of language” in parent-child interactions

Transmitting white monolingual Anglo-American norms: A concept analysis of “quality of language” in parent-child interactions

The Language Demands of Analytical Reading and Writing at School

The Social and Familial Analysis of My Sister’s Keeper (2004) by Jodi Picoult: Based on George Murdock’s Notion of Socialization and Functionalism

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