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Our Mission is to enable nonstandard English-speaking children and adults to enjoy the same educational and professional benefits as their standard English-speaking counterparts.
Our workshops and materials all contribute to this mission, because they:
* Teach Linguistic Truth about Standard and Nonstandard English Dialects
* Combat Language Bias
* "Start with Speech" by Teaching Oral/Written Standard English-Acquisition
* Use a Bi-Dialectic Approach
Most of the pages on our site - particularly the Educator/Parent Info page as well as the Sample Workshops page - elaborate on the above four issues, and will provide you with more detailed information as to how and why they comprise the premise of our program.
In addition, please go to our Blog: A Family's Ordeal . This true narrative tells not only the story of one family's educational nightmare, but it also illustrates one example of what hundreds of thousands of families have experienced. Their stories are why we consider our mission so important.
If you have questions, concerns or want more information, please call 800.528.5244 - or - email: mberger@orchardbooksinc.com .
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