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Roadville. Infants in Trackton are rarely talked directly to by adults, but are constantly being physically held and comforted. Children are encouraged to look at contextual clues such as body language in order to develop responses to questions and statements. Adults in Trackton believe that children need to learn how to act around a variety of individuals and should not be told what to say and instead should learn these social skills on their own. Verbal play and "talking junk" is encouraged of children in order to handle situations in which they receive unpredictable responses and eventually lead to mastering the art of story telling. Heath observed that adults do not force children to master the skill of writing literature or even reading, claiming that if it "is necessary it will come"
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leaving the community and receiving higher education. Early language learning among children reveal that they are often exposed to "baby talk" as well as multiple variations of educational based books and toys. Parents in
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of language used among dwellers, with a final objective to identify how these styles transfers into school settings and beyond. Heath not only immersed herself within both
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communities had similar demographics in terms of size and average salaries. However, Trackton is predominantly
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community, Roadville is losing many members of the community to dreams of "moving ahead" in education as well as occupations beyond textile mills. Heath observed the attitudes of the olde time mill workers who frequently reminisce on the "good days" of working in the mills with little desire of
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