The culturally relevant assessment of Ebonics-speaking children

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-127

  Grant, Sycarah D ^a   Oka, Evelyn R ^a   Baker, Jean A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Assessment; Cultural competence; Ebonics; School psychologists

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849103039     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377900802484588     Document Type: Article

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