STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY ARE DEALING WITH A MAJOR VOCABULARY GAP WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL. THAT FROM SHARON MORGAN WITH THE NEW MEXICO BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. SHE TELLS US RECENT STUDIES FOUND THEY MAY BE EXPOSED TO 30 MILLION FEWER WORDS THAN STUDENTS FROM MORE PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS. ONE REASON IS THEY LACK MANY OF THE EXPERIENCES THEIR PEERS HAVE HAD.
MORGAN SAYS SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND FIELD TRIPS COULD HELP EXPOSE LOWER INCOME STUDENTS TO MORE VOCABULARY AND BUILD ASSOCIATIONS WITH THOSE NEW WORDS.
