Black Dialect and Learning to Read: What is the Problem?

The article intends to summarize evidence for and against Black dialect interference during the reading process. During the last decade, several linguists have enriched understanding of Black dialect with their detailed studies. They have provided analyses of its phonology or sound system, its vocab...

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Published in:	Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 41 - 45
Main Author:	Masland, Susan W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Mar/Apr1979
Subjects:	Black English Interference (Linguistics) Linguists Phonology Teachers Language transfer (Language learning)
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