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Harris, Yvette R.; Schroeder, Valarie M. – International Education Studies, 2013
This focus of this paper is to present an overview of the current research which examines the language and literacy performance of African American children who speak African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as presented from a deficit versus difference perspective. Language and literacy and assessment and remediation of AAVE speakers are…
Descriptors: African American Students, Children, Black Dialects, Native Language
Mendoza, Agapito – 1984
Bilingual education has had great impact on education in the United States. Bilingual education programs have existed since 1845. Between 1854-1877, eight states enacted laws stipulating that local school boards had the power to require English-German bilingual programs. Many bilingual education programs were created, thrived, and eventually died;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Definitions