Genre Critique by Nell K. Duke and Victoria Purcell-Gates at Home and School: Connecting the Known to the New Nell K. Duke and L Victoria Purcell-Gates' in-depth article, “Genders at Home and School: Merging the Known with the New,” reports the genres found at home and school for two groups of children from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Duke and Gates identify genres commonly found in both environments, as well as those commonly found only in one environment or the other. Children encounter many different types of text in their daily lives. There are many different types of written language used for many different reasons, especially at home and at school. This article suggests ways in which awareness of the genres that young children encounter at home and school offers opportunities to bridge home and school literacy and improve children's literacy development..