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Harber, Jean R. – 1976
This literature review examines articles and research discussing the pros and cons of using black English reading materials in the teaching of initial reading to black-English speaking children. It evaluates articles and studies that compare subjects' performance on standard English and black English oral reading, oral reading comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Black Education, Black Youth
Peer reviewedHarber, Jean R. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1978
Measures of abstract reasoning ability, degree of bidialectism, and reading performance were administered to Black, inner-city third and fifth graders. Abstract reasoning ability significantly affected reading performance while expressive proficiency in Standard English and Black English did not significantly affect scores. The importance of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth
