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Cox, Adrienne F. – 1972
Schools cannot change the language of children; the entire social structure is involved, particularly our patterns of social mobility and the values of lower class culture. At the early elementary level, children should be encouraged to use their own language to the fullest extent. Reading instruction for these youngsters should concern characters…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education