What is the difference between Home Talk and School Talk?
Listening only
Talking only
Speaking in turns
Speaking out of turn
True
False
True
False
True
False
Whenever you use School Talk
Whenever you use Home Talk
Sometimes when you use School Talk
Sometimes when you use Home Talk
True
False
A higher tendency to use Home Talk
A higher tendency to use School Talk
More appreciation for slang words
Better scores on standardized tests
School Talk is more personal while Home Talk deals with issues that don't directly affect the students
Home Talk is more personal while School Talk deals with issues that don't directly affect the students
The location
The audience
True
False
Caretakers can explain the difference to their students
Caretakers can use this information to work with schools on eliminating School Talk
Caretakers can help students bridge the gap between how they learn and communicate at home and how they learn and communicate at school
Caretakers should use this information to modify their language to be similar to School Talk
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