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Since 1992, the study known as “The 30 Million Word Gap” has, with unusual power, shaped the way educators, parents and policymakers think about educating poor children. NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz joins us to talk about what it gets right, and what it misses.

Early childhood vocabulary can tell you a lot about where a kid comes from, and where they might be going.

Gustavo Rezende Dos Santos/EyeEm/Getty Images

Early childhood vocabulary can tell you a lot about where a kid comes from, and where they might be going.

Gustavo Rezende Dos Santos/EyeEm/Getty Images

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