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ERIC Number: EJ148710
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Nonstandard Speaking Child: Myths Past and Present
Granger, Robert C.
Young Children, 31, 6, 479-485, Sep 76
Many early childhood programs have as a goal the development of standard English speech for non-standard English speaking children. This paper analyzes the assumptions underlying this goal and finds such assumptions lacking in empirical support. (Author/HS)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Early Childhood Education, English Instruction, Language Acquisition, Lower Class, Middle Class, Nonstandard Dialects, Socioeconomic Influences, Standard Spoken Usage, Whites
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Identifiers: Nonstandard English