A wholly practical book that helps speech-language pathologists, educationists and other professionals to understand the growing statistical reality and culture of poverty, and its implications for children"s developing language, and to provide strategies that are most effective in supporting these children and their families. The author uniquely and specifically addresses the combination of information about the "culture of poverty"; background information on factors impacting low-income children"s language skills; practical strategies for nonbiased assessment of these children"s language skills; practical strategies for intervention with these children; practical strategies for structuring the school environment to be optimal for these children; and practical strategies for working with these children"s families.