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Direct linkMcMurtry, Teaira Catherine Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With the ultimate goal of shifting the consistent, downward trajectory of African American adolescents' academic and personal success in formal schooling, the purpose of this study was to shift persistently negative perceptions about their native language and literacy practices, African American English (AAE), by fostering teachers' awareness,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Black Dialects, Adolescents, Faculty Development
Ramsey, Wanda R.; Bellom-Rohrbacher, Kristen; Saenz, Terry – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dialogic reading on the expressive vocabulary skills of children with moderate to severe expressive impairments. Previous research has shown positive effects of dialogic reading on the language skills of children who are typically developing and on children who are at-risk for language…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Vocabulary Development, Expressive Language
Edwards, Jan R.; Rosin, Peggy – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a curriculum supplement designed to enhance awareness of Mainstream American English (MAE) in African American English- (AAE-) speaking prekindergarten children. Method: Children in 2 Head Start classrooms participated in the study. The experimental classroom received the Talking…
Descriptors: African American Students, Black Dialects, Early Intervention, Preschool Children
Patricia A. Young – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2014
Produced in 1977, "Bridge: A Cross Culture Reading Program" could have transformed what we presently know as urban education. However, "Bridge" met with the disapproval of parents, communities, and school districts. The execution of a truly transformative curriculum died as an experimental project implemented in urban school…
Descriptors: African American Students, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Junior High School Students
Collier, Virginia P.; Thomas, Wayne P. – International Literacy Association, 2019
Educators in the United States have worked for decades to create school environments where exciting learning takes place, with students deeply engaged as they expand their ways to explore new knowledge. Although some schools provide cutting-edge opportunities for middle-class students, the challenges continue for underserved students who start…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, English Language Learners, Native Speakers
Peer reviewedFoster, Michele; Peele, Tryphenia – Education and Urban Society, 1999
Examined a staff-development program in a large urban California school district that exposed participants to African-American culture and features of African-American English. Preliminary findings for 32 teachers show that they easily incorporate display, ritual, and situated enactment into their teaching but have not made many other…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Students, Context Effect
Download full textButler, 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
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
Ann Arbor Public Schools, MI. – 1980
Teachers from the Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, completed a black vernacular inservice program during the 1979-80 academic year. This final report of the program was submitted to the superintendent of schools in compliance with a court order and is divided into four sections. The overview summarizes the…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
