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You will find that in all cultures, the lower class children do not learn as quickly in school and do not appear as smart. Part of this may be due to inherent differences in intelligence, but part is also due to their environment in the home - they are exposed to less vocabulary, less conversation, less reading, and on the whole, less cognitive stimulation.

absolutely! i see this almost daily. i teach a small group of
special needs kdg. students. it is a very diverse group. the
differences in their background knowledge are remarkable.

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"absolutely! i see this almost daily. i teach a small group of
special needs kdg. students. it is a very diverse group. the
differences in their background knowledge are remarkable."

Do you teach them about capital letters? ;>)