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ERIC Number: EJ121849
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Dialect and Reading: A Review of Alternative Solutions
Somervill, Mary Ann
Review of Educational Research, 45, 2, 247-62, Spr 75
Children who speak Black English may have difficulty in acquiring reading skills because of negative teacher attitudes about their dialect and because of inappropriate initial reading material. Although some solutions have been suggested, few have been investigated. (BJG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Nonstandard Dialects, Nontraditional Education, Primary Education, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Teacher Attitudes
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