Bob,
I apologize for the delayed response.  Re your request 
for "more specific" examples --I'm not sure what you mean.  
Do you want me to explain what the problem is in each case?  
If so, please let me know.
yvonne






---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:09:11 -0500
>From: Robert Yates <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Re: Re ESL teachers' language skills: A 
misunderstanding?  
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Yvonne,
>
>The list you provide is much too general.  Could you 
provide specific
>examples that demonstrate your claim as made here?
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 08/01/06 8:49 AM >>> 
>I pointed out that some types of errors are similar to what 
>is often seen in various types of language deficit.  That 
is 
>not to say that the students are language-impaired.  
Rather, 
>it means that the language skills of these native-speaker, 
>middle-class standard-dialect students are so weak that the 
>errors they produce often resemble what is seen in various 
>types of language impairment.   
>
>Bob Yates, Central Missouri State University
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Yvonne Stapp PhD
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James Madison University
Dept of Exceptional Education MSC 6908
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Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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