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Peer reviewedThomas, Dale – English in Australia, 1974
Discusses the role of the home and the school in remedying language problems of the culturally disadvantaged. (RB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Download full textRuddell, Robert B.; Graves, Barbara W. – Elementary English, 1968
This study investigated the relationship between the syntactical language development of first grade children and their socio-ethnic status. From a random selection of 160 first grade children, 19 Caucasians with highly developed language abilities were selected from a high socioeconomic stratum to be compared with 19 Negroes with low language…
Descriptors: Child Language, Disadvantaged, English Instruction, Grade 1
Bailey, Beryl Loftman – 1968
The paper focuses on the linguistic behavior of Negro children concentrated in communities where a non-standard form of English is the accepted currency. Such children are verbal, possess a language fully developed to serve the needs of their "world," and think effectively enough to survive in a sometimes hostile environment. Certain basic…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Language
