Searching for just the right word? Sound familiar?

We mentally scan an abundance of words to find just the right one to describe, make a point, or express our feelings. Words are power! Worlds have been shaped by words eloquently spoken and relationships fragmented by words hastily, cruelly uttered.

And yet the children we serve, have few words, both in their oral and written language. They are restricted to their community's conversational words, and rhythms, fast food jingles, and ahhh, yes…TV banter. The world becomes a different place without a repertoire of words.

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