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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ783631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jan
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Holding the Words in Our Mouths: Responses to Dialect Variations in Oral Reading
Van Duinen, Deborah Vriend; Wilson, Marilyn J.
English Journal, v97 n3 p31-37 Jan 2008
Deborah Vriend Van Duinen and Marilyn J. Wilson confront normalized notions of "correct" English. They offer suggestions for teaching about marginalized voices and introducing students to the complexities of English dialect variations. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Disadvantaged, Power Structure, Low Achievement, Aural Learning, Middle School Students, Nonstandard Dialects, Black Dialects, Sociocultural Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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