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Language Dialect, Age, and Intelligence-Test Performance in Disadvantaged Black Children

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Quay, Lorene C. – Child Development, 1974

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test was administered by 104 third- and sixth-grade, disadvantaged black children in Negro non-standard dialect and in standard English. Younger children performed better than older children. No significant differences were found between dialect and standard-English test administrations. (ST)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Comprehension, Disadvantaged

The Influences of Social Class and Race on Language Test Performance and Spontaneous Speech of Preschool Children

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Johnson, Dale L. – Child Development, 1974

Differences in language proficiency between social classes and races were studied to determine the effect of familiarity of the testing situation. Results showed no natural setting language differences. (ST)

Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Environmental Influences, Intellectual Development