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Download full textKincaid, J. Peter; Weaver, Authur J., Jr. – 1974
This study demonstrated that black first grade children from disadvantaged backgrounds understood a Black English version of a story better than an equivalent Standard English version. The testing was done in South Georgia. The story was "peer-prepared," that is, it was a story told by a black child about his own experiences and in his own words.…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Educational Research, English Instruction
