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Text explores literacy education from the points of view of students from the African American Vernacular English (AAVE) culture. Provides an account of the language and literacy practices of African American students, offering new ways of thinking about and incorporating linguistic diversity.... read more
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- Black: Add a description of this character.
- White
- Smitherman
- Hurston
- Shaughnessy
- Phillis Wheatley
- David Walker
- Ms Hunter
- Frederick Douglass
- Brooks
- Garvey
- Baker
- Drumgoold
- Marthy
- Malcolm
- Mrs Alexander
- Maud Martha
- Mike
- Redd
- Simpkins
- W. E. B. Dubois
- Carter G. Woodson
- Reed
- Paul
- Giroux
- Harriet Jacobs
- Gilyard
- Pearson
- Royster
First Sentence edit
The first time this prof humiliated me was when I used "nocturnal insects" in my paper on my neighborhood to describe my roaches.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0415268834
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Routledge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0415268834
Page Count: 192
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 428
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › College & University › Student Life
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Linguistics
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Literacy
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Study & Teaching
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Literacy
- Books › Business & Investing › Reference › Education
- Books › Reference › Foreign Languages
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences
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