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Peer reviewedHoneyghan, Glasceta – Language Arts, 2000
Traces the author's own literacy development to her girlhood in a village in rural Jamaica. Looks at storytelling, singing, and rhymes in the rhythm of the village; reading from the Bible and stories told at home; rhythms of song and language in church; and the rhythm of poems and stories in school. Looks at implications for literacy instruction.…
Descriptors: Church Role, Community Influence, Community Role, Cultural Influences
