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Measuring Language Competency in Speakers of Black American English

1983; American Speech–Language–Hearing Association; Volume: 48; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1044/jshd.4801.76

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Florence D. Wiener, L. Elaine Lewnau, Ella A. Erway,

Second Language Learning and Teaching

No AccessJournal of Speech and Hearing DisordersResearch Article1 Feb 1983Measuring Language Competency in Speakers of Black American English Florence D. Wiener, L. Elaine Lewnau, and Ella Erway Florence D. Wiener Requests for reprints should be addressed to Florence D, Weiner, Ed.D., P.O. Box 714, Amherst, MA 01004. Marymount Manhattan College Google Scholar More articles by this author , L. Elaine Lewnau Marymount Manhattan College Google Scholar More articles by this author and Ella Erway Southern Connecticut State College Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.4801.76 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Normative data for children who are speakers of Black American English (BAE) were obtained on the Test of Language Development (Newcomer & Hammill, 1977). In two urban sites 198 children (age 4–8 yrs.) were tested. Positive identification as a speaker of BAE was based on a two part screening test which contained 10 distinct features of BAE. Results of the investigation revealed that children who are predominantly speakers of BAE differed significantly in their performance from children on whom the test was standardized. The study demonstrated the inappropriateness of using a test of Standard American English (SAE) as a test of language development for children whose primary language exposure is other than SAE. Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools35:2 (141-154)1 Apr 2004Performance of Elementary-Grade African American Students on the Gray Oral Reading TestsHolly K. Craig, Connie A. Thompson, Julie A. Washington and Stephanie L. PotterJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research46:3 (576-590)1 Jun 2003The Performance of Low-Income, African American Children on the Preschool Language Scale—3Cathy Huaqing Qi, Ann P. Kaiser, Stephanie E. Milan, Zina Yzquierdo and Terry B. HancockAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11:1 (59-70)1 Feb 2002Oral Language Expectations for African American Preschoolers and KindergartnersHolly K. Craig and Julie A. WashingtonLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools30:1 (75-82)1 Jan 1999Performances of At-Risk, African American Preschoolers on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IIIJulie A. Washington and Holly K. CraigJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research41:2 (433-444)1 Apr 1998Average C-Unit Lengths in the Discourse of African American Children From Low-Income, Urban HomesHolly K. Craig, Julie A. Washington and Connie Thompson-PorterAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology6:3 (45-56)1 Aug 1997The Use of Contrastive Analysis in Distinguishing Difference From DisorderKarla K. McGregor, Danielle Williams, Sarah Hearst and Amy C. JohnsonJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research39:2 (434-441)1 Apr 1996Persistence of Non-Standard Dialect in School-Age ChildrenGale J. IsaacsLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools25:3 (181-190)1 Jul 1994The Complex Syntax Skills of Poor, Urban, African-American Preschoolers at School EntryHolly K. Craig and Julie A. Washington Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness79:7 (289-292)1 Sep 1985The Word Test: Language Assessment of Elementary Age Visually Impaired ChildrenLisa Doss Wilson and Shirley Jo Pine Volume 48Issue 1February 1983Pages: 76-84 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library HistoryReceived: May 11, 1981Accepted: Jan 29, 1982 Published in issue: Feb 1, 1983PubMed ID: 6620997 Metrics Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typesCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1983 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF downloadLoading ...