Elbow, knees, dreams : frustration, vocabulary, povertyhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/elbowskneesdreams/archive/tags/frustration/vocabulary/poverty/default.aspxTags: frustration, vocabulary, povertyenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)more about Hart & Risleyhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=elbowskneesdreams&p=400890&u=http://kiri8.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/more-about-hart-risley/Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:33:33 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:400890kiri86http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/elbowskneesdreams/comments/400890.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/elbowskneesdreams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=400890NPR did a report on the Meaningful Differences work that Hart and Risley did. It’s fascinating, and well worth reading. The article talks about their experiences as educators, trying to teach four year olds vocabulary to put them on par with rich kids...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=elbowskneesdreams&p=400890&u=http://kiri8.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/more-about-hart-risley/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=400890" width="1" height="1">educationpovertyparentingvocabularyachievement gapparentsfrustrationmeaningful differenceshttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=elbowskneesdreams&p=398793&u=http://kiri8.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/meaningful-differences/Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:40:29 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:398793kiri82http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/elbowskneesdreams/comments/398793.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/elbowskneesdreams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=398793Wow, yesterday’s post certainly touched a nerve. That was the most hits I ever got on my blog, and the most comments. So thank you, everyone, for being part of the conversation. So the question is, how do preschool teachers strike a balance between helping...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=elbowskneesdreams&p=398793&u=http://kiri8.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/meaningful-differences/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=398793" width="1" height="1">preschooleducationbest practicekindergartenpovertyurban schoolvocabularyachievement gapfrustration