Language variation and literacy acquisition in African American students

Literacy in African American Communities

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 169-194

  LeMoine, Noma R ^a,b  

^a Los Angeles Unified School District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410605658-19     Document Type: Chapter

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