1.Some of the features of language spoken in a home that align with academic language are story telling, structure of text, and comprehension. These concepts are learned through being read to by parents/adults and also using games (video and card).
2. The features of Leona's specialized form of language is that it comes in the form of a poem. Leona speaks in stanzas that present syntax structures and rhythmic flow of words.
3. Leona's language isn't excepted in school because she is mistaken for "rambling". Leona is viewed as having a cultural deficit when really she is showing something quite unique.
4. Snow's research shows that "children living in high-poverty areas tend to fall further behind, regardless of their initial reading skill level". His recommendation contradicts this however because he says that reading should be taught in the traditionalist approach. If his research proves true, his recommendation puts the child in a situation where learning is hollow.
5. Other factors that can make or break good readers are "power, status, and solidarity". Students need the sense of being wanted/needed. When a teacher is culturally responsive learning is at its peak.
6. Students find thee "ways with words" isolating because the academic language does not support the language that they use in their home.
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