examining the language skills of African American students from preschool-5th grade /
Holly K. Craig, Julie A. Washington.
Mahwah, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum Associates,
2006.
xvii, 175 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-166) and index.
Who is Malik? -- An overview of research on child AAE -- Our school-based participants and sampling procedures -- Features of child AAE -- Distributional properties of AAE in the early grades -- Nondialectal expressive and receptive language skills -- Evaluating language at school entry -- African American children in academic distress -- Relationships among language and literacy skills for African American students.
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Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade. Their research has characterized significant influences on the child's use of AAE and the relationship between AAE and aspects of literacy acquisition. The research has also led to the characterization of other nondialectal aspects of language development. The outcome has been a culture-fair, child-centered language evaluation protocol. This very readable volume will be important to students, clinicians, and teachers, learning about and working with, African American children. The book has direct relevance to academic planning, clinical decision-making, curriculum development, and educational policymaking. ... Publisher description.