Cultural Group, Reading Attainments and Dialect Interference.

Pumfrey, Peter D.; Lee, Joyce

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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Cultural Group, Reading Attainments and Dialect Interference.

Pumfrey, Peter D.; Lee, Joyce

Journal of Research in Reading, v5 n2 p133-45 Sep 1982

Compares the reading comprehension and accuracy and listening comprehension of West Indian and English children living in England and having equivalent intellectual abilities. Finds no significant differences between the cultural groups. (FL)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Limited English Speaking, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Silent Reading

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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