Example.....the Mirror reader is not likely to use words like the Guardian reader does....Ditto SUN and Telegraph readers .....
The difference is no MINOR but very pronounced.
It starts? In the family I suppose because by the time the child does compulsory schooling the die is cast on the way they speak. (school can have an influence.)
DOES IT MATTER? Yes, partly because it is divisive. And it greatly effects job prospects.
It is no good bashing the schools or the parents. Or expecting families to speak in a different way.
PHONICS? Dont make me laugh. But something does need to be done.
Any ideas?
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Vastly different levels of literacy in our society Can anything be done?
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GabbyLoggon · 29/06/2011 10:09
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