Afro-American and Latino Teenagers in New York City: Race and Language Development.

McCabe, Jim

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ERIC Number: EJ532978

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Afro-American and Latino Teenagers in New York City: Race and Language Development.

McCabe, Jim

Community Review, v14 p13-26 1996

Describes informal interviews conducted with 35 high school students in New York City to determine the relationship between their reading experiences and the gap in skills between white and minority students. Reviews seven patterns of minority students' reading experiences. Finds low teacher expectations for student reading among all students. (17 footnotes.) (HAA)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Minority Groups, Reading Ability, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits, Reading Teachers, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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