An attempt to identify instructional methods based on the "urban Negro Child's interest in concrete and motoric experiences which will help him acquire basic skills and assist him in discovering and responding to sensory experiences. (Author)

Contains a recommended reading list of primary and secondary sources of Afro-American literature for high school courses. (RD)

Compares effectiveness of methods for teaching reading to speakers of nonstandard English, including a 61-item bibliography on such instruction; first article in a series on oral language research, sponsored by the National Conference on Research in English. (RD)

Concludes that a current direct expenditure program, improved in design and scope, is preferable to tax incentive grants. (Author/JF)

An educational program for a group of predominantly black high school students enrolled in a summer "Upward Bound" program is described. A curriculum based on a learning or "psychobehavioral" perspective and a style of delivery for use with "disadvantaged" students are presented. (Author)

Many linguists, psychologists and educators now believe that linguistic differences play an important role in the reading disability of disadvantaged black children. (Author)