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Warren, James E.; Otto, Karen – English in Texas, 2020
Teachers who seek to amplify student voice in the English Language Arts classroom must balance students' need for selfexpression with the TEKS requirement that students demonstrate command of standard English. Teachers also face a curricular landscape in which they are discouraged from teaching grammar in isolation but are held accountable for…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Grammar, Direct Instruction, Error Analysis (Language)
Maddahian, Ebrahim; Sandamela, Ambition Padi – 2000
This document evaluates the effectiveness of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Academic English Mastery Program, a program designed to serve students whose lack of proficiency in standard American English is an impediment to academic performance. This study used random sampling, experimental and control groups, and three principle data…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Instructional Effectiveness
Butler, Frances A.; And Others – 1992
In the first report, dated August 1991, assessment of three language tests is reported. The tests were developed and are used as part of a Los Angeles Unified School District (California) program to teach mainstream American English (MAE) to speakers of African American Language (AAL). The tests include a writing assessment (grades 3-6) and two…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Black Dialects, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education