A Comparison of Black Dialect-Speaking Children and Standard English-Speaking Children and Their Ability to Hear Final Consonant Stops.

Johnson, Kenneth R.

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Publication Date: 1974

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A Comparison of Black Dialect-Speaking Children and Standard English-Speaking Children and Their Ability to Hear Final Consonant Stops

Johnson, Kenneth R.

TESOL Quarterly, 8, 4, 375-387, Dec 74

A study comparing Black dialect-speaking children and white children in grades 3-6 on their ability to hear final consonant stops showed the Blacks significantly less able to hear these sounds than the whites. The results indicate a need for special help in reading instruction. (CK)

Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Consonants, Elementary Education, Phonics, Phonology, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills

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