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…efforts to improve children can produce feelings of inferiority, which in the case of language are totally inappropriate. Strong evidence suggests that the ordinary child’s achievements are phenomenal. Whatever the child lacks, it is trivial in comparison to the complex syntax the child is in the process of mastering. This is true of all children, whatever the socioeconomic background.

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William Crain

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Reclaiming Childhood

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Jeff Johnson

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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