<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone --<br><br>I would also add to Lynnette's comment that she and I have taught and spoken about this issue, with particular reference to Providence Talks, here at Brown. An article we wrote about that is forthcoming in the pedagogical section of American Speech. Either of us would be happy to discuss any aspects of this off the list (to avoid cluttering up inboxes).<br><br>Best wishes,<br><br>Paja</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 3:13 PM Arnold, Lynnette <<a href="mailto:lynnette_arnold@brown.edu">lynnette_arnold@brown.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Just chiming in with two points.</div><div><br></div><div>The Language and Social Justice Committee has compiled a bibliography of written critiques of the "word gap", which is<a href="http://linguisticanthropology.org/socialjustice/initiatives/language-gap-teaching-resources/" target="_blank"> available here</a> (on the SLA site) along with some teaching resources we have been putting together on this topic. <br></div><div><br></div><div>My sense is the same as Michele's that there just hasn't been much good work on evaluating implementations, and that sadly, the Brown study that Kit mentions is one of the most substantive out there. This would certainly be a valuable angle for future research for sure! (The relationship between Providence Talks and Brown University is very interesting and quite complex - I've learned a little about it during my time here and am happy to talk to anyone about it offline).<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_6130147969834859246gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Lynnette Arnold, PhD<br></div>Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow<br><br></div>Department of Anthropology<br></div><div>Swearer Center for Public Service<br></div>Cogut Institute for the Humanities<br></div>Brown University<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 9:49 PM Woolard, Kathryn <<a href="mailto:kwoolard@ucsd.edu" target="_blank">kwoolard@ucsd.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Linganth] Word Gap intervention evaluation studies?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 7:21 PM Woolard, Kathryn <<a href="mailto:kwoolard@ucsd.edu" target="_blank">kwoolard@ucsd.edu</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have references for, and/or a critical summary of, follow-up evaluation studies of home language socialization interventions based on the “Word Gap” model, such as “Providence
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>* * * * * * *<br>Paja Faudree<div>Associate Professor</div><div>Department of Anthropology</div><div>Brown University</div><div><br></div><div><span></span><span></span><br></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>