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This book is about effective literacy instruction for students in
grades K-4 who use the language variety that many linguists call
African American English, but which, as explained in the
Introduction, the author calls Black Communications (BC).
Throughout, considerable attention is given to discussing the
integral and complex interconnections among African American
language, culture, and history, drawing significantly on examples
from African American historical and literary sources. Although it
is theoretical in its description of the BC system and its
discussion of research on language socialization in African
American communities, the major focus of this book is pedagogy.
Many concrete examples of successful classroom practices are
included so that teachers can readily visualize and use the
strategies and principles presented. *Part I, 'What is Black
Communications?" presents an overview of the BC system, providing a
basic introduction to the major components of the
language-phonology, grammar, lexicon, and pragmatics, and
illustrating how these components work in synchrony to create a
coherent whole. *Part II, "Language Socialization in the African
American Discourse Community," examines existing research on
African American children's language socialization. *Part III,
"Using African American Children's Literature," draws connections
between strategy instruction and the linguistic and rhetorical
abilities discussed in Part II. Each chapter ends with suggestions
for using African American literature to help children develop
their speaking and writing abilities. *Part IV, "Children Using
Language," moves from a focus on teaching comprehension strategies
to helping BC speakers learn to decode text. This volume is
directed to researchers, faculty, and graduate students in the
fields of language and literacy education and linguistics, and is
well-suited as a text for graduate-level courses in these areas.
This book is about effective literacy instruction for students in
grades K-4 who use the language variety that many linguists call
African American English, but which, as explained in the
Introduction, the author calls Black Communications (BC).
Throughout, considerable attention is given to discussing the
integral and complex interconnections among African American
language, culture, and history, drawing significantly on examples
from African American historical and literary sources. Although it
is theoretical in its description of the BC system and its
discussion of research on language socialization in African
American communities, the major focus of this book is pedagogy.
Many concrete examples of successful classroom practices are
included so that teachers can readily visualize and use the
strategies and principles presented. *Part I, 'What is Black
Communications?" presents an overview of the BC system, providing a
basic introduction to the major components of the
language-phonology, grammar, lexicon, and pragmatics, and
illustrating how these components work in synchrony to create a
coherent whole. *Part II, "Language Socialization in the African
American Discourse Community," examines existing research on
African American children's language socialization. *Part III,
"Using African American Children's Literature," draws connections
between strategy instruction and the linguistic and rhetorical
abilities discussed in Part II. Each chapter ends with suggestions
for using African American literature to help children develop
their speaking and writing abilities. *Part IV, "Children Using
Language," moves from a focus on teaching comprehension strategies
to helping BC speakers learn to decode text. This volume is
directed to researchers, faculty, and graduate students in the
fields of language and literacy education and linguistics, and is
well-suited as a text for graduate-level courses in these areas.
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