The Language of children reared in poverty

The Language of children reared in poverty is written at a Level 6 reading level across 286 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Language of children reared in poverty works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate The Language of children reared in poverty as 11MS ("Moderate — Social") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, The Language of children reared in poverty explores language and languages -- ability testing, children with social disabilities -- language, children with social disabilities -- education, speech and social status, and education — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.