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Lemmon, Regina D.; McDade, Hiram L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2013
This study examined the use of literate language features (LLFs) in the oral narratives of African American and Caucasian American preschoolers residing in either low- or middle-income homes to determine whether differences existed as a result of age or household income. The oral narratives of 96 preschoolers enrolled in public school programs and…
Descriptors: Family Income, Preschool Children, Age Differences, African American Students
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Nichols, Patricia C. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1989
Examines storytelling styles and themes characteristic of South Carolina children of African and European heritage. Demonstrates the continuity between African American themes and motifs throughout the North American continent, the Caribbean, and West Africa, and illustrates contrasts between oral and written texts generated by Black and White…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Gullah