Implications of First Nations English dialects for supporting children’s language development
Updates on this project can be found at www.ecdip.org. This project addresses growing concern in Aboriginal Early Childhood Care and Development (AECCD) and in education that there is a lack of knowledge about culturally appropriate milestones to inform programs of support, screening, and early inte...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1440 |
| Summary: | Updates on this project can be found at www.ecdip.org. This project addresses growing concern in Aboriginal Early Childhood Care and Development (AECCD) and in education that there is a lack of knowledge about culturally appropriate milestones to inform programs of support, screening, and early intervention for First Nations children’s English language development. Some child care practitioners, educators, speech language pathologists, and First Nations leaders suggest that First Nations children may be disproportionately misdiagnosed with language impairments. There is speculation that this problem may be due in part to dialect difference rather than speech-language deficit or delay. Language and learning problems may be exacerbated by a mismatch in the communicative norms valued at home and at school. Funding for this project was provided by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development through the Human Early Learning Partnership and through contributions by University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia. |
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