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Peer reviewedAdger, Carolyn Temple; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article offers special educators suggestions for using the natural occurrence of multiple dialects in the school and community as a means to teach children about the nature of language in society, increase their language awareness, learn about dialects, and learn standard English as a second dialect if necessary. (DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Dialects, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
