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Download full textVan Sickle, Meta; Blake, Mary – 2000
This project was initiated in response to the science and mathematics language needs of Sea Island students who speak African-American dialects. Research has indicated that there appears to be a relationship between dialect diversity and academic success. In response, the program's goals were to identify students who exhibited dialect/language…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Case Studies, High Schools, Language Research
