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Download full textFoster, Michele – 2002
Despite three decades of research on African American English (AAE), educational workshops aimed at improving the academic achievement, particularly the literacy achievement, of African American students still emphasize differences between Standard English and African American English. One result is that teachers may overlook the linguistic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
