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Carr, Robin L. – 1978
Research indicates that dialect is used in children's books to suggest the geographic background, social class, educational level, and intelligence of literary characters. Several studies show, however, that young readers develop negative attitudes about characters who speak nonstandard dialects and that these attitudes are intensified if the…
Descriptors: Bias, Black Dialects, Books, Childhood Attitudes
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Download full textCompton-Lilly, Catherine – Literacy Teaching and Learning, 2005
This paper explores the presence of African American Vernacular English patterns in the reading of one child over a 20-week period. In this paper, I present insights from linguists about African American Vernacular English, list linguistic patterns characteristic of African American Vernacular English speakers, examine the relationship between the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Reading Failure, Native Language, Beginning Reading
