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Peer reviewedOtto, Wayne – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the author's reactions to Denny Taylor and Catherine Dorsey-Gaines' book "Growing Up Literate: Learning from Inner-City Families" which attempts to alter the popular perception that poor, inner-city children grow up in homes bereft of any sense of family and devoid of significant models of literate behavior. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Ethnocentrism, Family Environment
