The Influence of Nonstandard Negro Dialect on Reading Achievement.

Johnson, Kenneth R.

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ERIC Number: EJ047624

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Publication Date: 1971

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The Influence of Nonstandard Negro Dialect on Reading Achievement

Johnson, Kenneth R.

English Record, 21, 4, 148-155, Apr 71

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, Nonstandard Dialects, Phonics, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods

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