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Peer reviewedBougere, Marguerite B. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
Modern educators recognize vernacular Black English as a variety of English that has its own system and rules. However, since most reading materials and school texts are in standard English, reading difficulties are often found in Black children who use a nonstandard dialect. The effects of negative teacher attitudes are described, and…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, English, Interference (Language), Nonstandard Dialects
Download full textNewell, R. C.; Chambers, J. W., Ed. – 1982
Following the federal court's Ann Arbor (Michigan) decision regarding the education of children who speak black English, the National Institute of Education and the Ann Arbor Public Schools cosponsored a national conference on the subject, the proceedings of which are summarized in this paper. Following an introduction, the paper provides…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
