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Case Study: Some of the ideas that stuck out for me were Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald (2014) opening her TedTalk with the statement, "Language is the essence of being human." In addition, the information from the latest research conducted by the McGovern Institute indicating that it is not necessarily about the sophistication of the words used, but the engagement of the child in conversation that included "turn-taking" In the course of our teaching career, we may have very little to do with changing someone's SES, we can affect a parent and child's ability to have regular and meaningful conversations (2018).

Question: Please consider all the information you consumed from the 6 sources provided to respond:

• How is the exposure to language translating into a language gap, and more importantly, how does that affect the long term academic success in school?
• What have your experiences been with language in school and at home?
• Explain in-depth the 3 big ideas you are taking forward from this material and will use in your future work with children and parents?
• Finally, what questions will you pose to your peers to further the "turn-taking" conversation as we all grow linguistically?