AAVE and children

[Claudio Toppelberg]

Pam-

References so far have been excellent. I am adding very recent and relevant
references I just came across when Ann Kaiser from Vanderbilt U/Peabody
College visited us (this week) to lecture at the Judge Baker Children's
Center:

Qi, C. H., Kaiser, A. P., Milan, S. E., Yzequierdo, Z. Y., & Hancock, T. B.
(in press). The performance of low-income, African American Children on
Preschool Language Scale-3. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Research.

Kaiser, A. P., Cai, X., Hancock, T. B., & Foster, E. M. (2002).
Teacher-reported behavior problems and language delays in boys and girls
enrolled in Head Start. Behavioral Disorders, 28, 23-39.



Kaiser, A. P., Hancock, T. B., Cai, X., Foster, E. M., & Hester, P. P.
(2000). Parent-reported behavior problems and language delays in boys and
girls enrolled in Head Start classrooms. Behavioral Disorders, 26(1), 26-41.



The Head Start sample the articles describe is around 88% African American,
according to Ann.

Also, a review article we wrote may shed some light on the issue of
linguistic bias:

Toppelberg CO, Shapiro T (2000), Language disorders: A 10-year research
update review. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry 39: 143-152

Good luck!

Claudio.

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Principal Investigator, Project on Language and Child Psychiatry
Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard Medical School
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
[mailto:info-childes at mail.talkbank.org]On Behalf Of Pam Norton
  Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:07 AM
  To: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
  Subject: AAVE and children


  Hi -
  I'm preparing to do research on African American children who speak AAVE
and assessment practices/dialectal differences awareness in speech/language
pathologists.  I'm hoping someone can direct me to good sources on best
practices in language (disorders) assessment for African American children,
especially those who speak AAVE.  Also, any sources on linguistic bias in
language assessment and/or incidence of language disorders in African
American children.

  Thanks much,

  Pam Norton
  UCB/SFSU Jt. Doctoral Program in Special Ed
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