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Download full textJohnson, Kenneth R. – English Record, 1971
The purposes of this paper are: (1) to illustrate the nature of the difficulty when disadvantaged black children are taught reading by conventional methods; (2) to show that the conflict points, specifically, the phonological conflict points, need not be a problem if they are simply disregarded; and (3) to argue that disadvantaged black children…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Patterns, Nonstandard Dialects
Peer reviewedJohnson, Kenneth R. – English Record, 1971
Illustrates the difficulty encountered when disadvantaged black children are taught reading by conventional methods--by identifying some conflict points between nonstandard Negro dialect and Standard English. These cause no problem if they are simply disregarded in the teaching of reading. (JM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Role
