Re: Grammar

On 30 Nov 2003, ivy_mike wrote:

> Bob LeChevalier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> <snip>
> > But black kids are NOT much exposed to socially approved English when
> > they are very young,
>
> Are you not counting TV?  Most low-income black households have one,
> and most of them get a lot of use don't they?  This is one time that
> I think endless hours of TV watching could actually be beneficial for
> a child, as long as they're not watching those hideous Springer type
> shows non-stop.  It serves as a pipeline of sorts from the
> "outside" world...outside of their own family environment.

I would say that the children I work with who have the most severe
problems are least likely to have access to television. Research
also tells us that television as a passive medium is not particularly
successful at "teaching" unless a mediator or other person steps
up to bat to translate and help the student/user make connections --
to apply what they see and hear.