All educators and speech-language pathologists, and anyone working with African American children in an educational setting. Helps teachers distinguish between African American children who speak African American English and those who do not. Helps teachers and diagnosticians examine assessment tools and the assessment process differently to rule out biases. Offers insights on how to empower African American children. The Knowledge Base of African American Language and Cultural Studies.
All Languages Are Equal.
Biased Based Criteria. Descriptive versus Prescriptive Grammar. Contrasting Properties of Descriptive and Prescriptive Rules. Native Speaker Intuitions and Grammaticality. Grammar as a Description of Language.