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ERIC Number: EJ174757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Influence of Presentation Dialect and Orthographic Form on Reading Performance of Black, Inner-City Children
Harber, Jean R.
Educational Research Quarterly, 2, 2, 9-16, Sum 77
Equivalent forms of listening comprehension, oral reading, and oral reading comprehension tasks in (1) standard English, (2) black English, standard orthography, and (3) black English, nonstandard orthography were administered to black, inner-city children. Subjects scored highest on black English, standard orthography and lowest on black English, nonstandard orthography on both types of reading tasks. (Author/MV)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Inner City, Listening Comprehension, Oral Reading, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Standard Spoken Usage
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