Acknowledging the Language of African American Students: Instructional Strategies.

Hollie, Sharroky

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ERIC Number: EJ622805

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Publication Date: 2001

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Acknowledging the Language of African American Students: Instructional Strategies.

Hollie, Sharroky

English Journal, v90 n4 p54-59 Mar 2001

Describes the Linguistic Affirmation Program (LAP), a comprehensive nonstandard language awareness program for students not proficient in Standard American English, that facilitates the acquisition of Standard American English without devaluing students' home language and culture. Notes its six research-based critical instructional approaches. Outlines four linguistic schools of thought regarding nonstandard language forms. Notes classroom applications for success in the LAP. (SR)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts, Language Attitudes, Linguistics, Nonstandard Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: And Language for All.