Malik goes to school : examining the language skills of African American students from preschool to fifth grade / Holly K. Craig, Julie A. Washington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craig, Holly K.

Contributor:

Washington, Julie A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American children--Language.

African American children.

African American children--Education.

Language arts--United States.

Language arts.

United States.

Black English.

Physical Description:

xvii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Summary:

Written by two of the foremost scholars on the language and literacy skills of African American school aged kids, the goal of the book is to highlight and synthesize their contributions to this body of knowledge. For speech pathologists, teachers, scholars, and researchers specializing in the area of African American English or language differences versus language disorders in child literacy/language development; and for researchers or graduate students in literary, dialect, or language disorders in schools of education or communication disorders. Might find appeal in seminars in American dialect and in AAE in particular.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-166) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805840893

0805858113

OCLC:

60373485

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