Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Part 1.Ebonics in the Urban Education Debate
6. 1. Ebonics: Background to the Policy Debate 3
7. 2. Using the Vernacular to Teach the Standard 18
8. 3. Educational Implications of Ebonics 41
9. 4. Black Language and the Education of Black Children: One Mo Once 49
10. 5. Ebonics and Education in the Context of Culture: Meeting the Language and Cultural Needs of English Learning African American Students 62
11. 6. Language Varieties in the School Curriculum: Where Do They Belong and How Will They Get There? 96
12. Part 2.Background To The Ebonics Debate
13. Introduction 111
14. Oakland Unified School District’s Resolution
15. A. ORIGINAL OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION ON EBONICS 115
16. Examples of Legislative Reaction
17. B.CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE 135
18. Legal Background
19. C. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ET AL. V. ANN ARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD 155
20. Linguists’ Reactions
21. D. A Linguist Looks At the Ebonics Debate 161
22. Organizational Responses
23. E. POLICY STATEMENT OF THE TESOL BOARD ON AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH1 185
24. Recommended Readings on Ebonics
25. Scholarly References and News Titles 199