A Survey of Bidialectal Language Arts Programs in the United States.

Taylor, Orlando L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983

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A Survey of Bidialectal Language Arts Programs in the United States.

Taylor, Orlando L.; And Others

Journal of Negro Education, v52 n1 p35-45 Win 1983

Presents results of a survey on the content, organization, staffing, participants, and perceived effectiveness of 14 bidialectal language arts programs (those that use a child's indigenous dialect in the instructional process, usually to demonstrate contrasts with standard English). Suggests that more guidelines for developing and evaluating such programs are needed.(MJL)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Language Arts, Language of Instruction, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness

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Language: English

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