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Direct linkBryan K. Murray; Katherine T. Rhodes; Julie A. Washington – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Syntax provides critical support for both academic success and linguistic growth, yet it has not been a focus of language research in school-age African American children. This study examines complex syntax performance of African American children in second through fifth grades. Method: The current study explores the syntactic…
Descriptors: Syntax, Black Dialects, African American Students, Grade 2
Puranik, Cynthia; Branum-Martin, Lee; Washington, Julie A. – Child Development, 2020
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the influence of spoken dialect density on writing and on the codevelopment of reading and writing in African American English-speaking (AAE) children from first through fifth grades. The sample included 869 students, ranging in age from 5.8 to 12.5 years. Results indicated that dialect density…
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary School Students, Black Dialects, Writing (Composition)
Brown, Dana Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The achievement gap between African American students and their Caucasian peers is a problem that has persisted within the educational system since the early 1970s. Researchers have been investigating whether differences in oral language, such as, Nonmainstream American English (NMAE) use contribute to this gap. There is also concern from…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, African American Students, Achievement Gap
Hargrove, Brenda H.; Seay, Sandra E. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
This study used data from questionnaires completed by teachers employed in North Carolina schools (N = 370) to determine if teachers felt that non-school-related or school-related factors served as barriers that limited the number of African American male children from participating in gifted programs. The majority of the teachers taught 3rd- to…
Descriptors: African American Students, Academically Gifted, Minority Group Teachers, School Personnel
Craig, Holly K.; Zhang, Lingling; Hensel, Stephanie L.; Quinn, Erin J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: In this study, the authors evaluated the contribution made by dialect shifting to reading achievement test scores of African American English (AAE)-speaking students when controlling for the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), general oral language abilities, and writing skills. Method: Participants were 165 typically developing…
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary School Students, North American English, Black Dialects
Lawson, Evelyn Roshonn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teacher attitude toward Black English and student achievement in reading. For this study, 61 teachers of reading or English/Language Arts in grades 3-6 were surveyed. These teachers, whose informed consent letters indicated a willingness to participate, were selected from 17…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Negative Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Reading Achievement
