Language, Ability and Educational Achievement

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Historical Introduction 2. Intelligence, Language, and Learning 3. Class, Culture, and Interest 4. The Theory of Intelligence 5. Intelligence Quotient Theory and Education 6. A Critique of the Theory of Intelligence Quotient 7. Theories of Cultural and Verbal Deficit 8. Verbal-Deficit Theories: The Counterattack 9. Verbal-Deficit Theories: An Overview 10. The Educational Implications of the Verbal-Deficit Controversy 11. Literacy, Literate Culture, and Education 12. Equality, Culture, and Interest 13. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index