| Twice as Less: Black English and the Performance of Black Students in Mathematics and Science Contributor(s): Orr, Eleanor (Author), Orr, Eleanor Wilson (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0393317412 ISBN-13: 9780393317411 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Does Black English stand between black students and success in math and science? Eleanor Wilson Orr, a teacher for over 35 years, discovered that many of her students' difficulties were rooted in language., and she offers here an account of the program she established to help them reach their potential. In the light of the current debate over Ebonics, she has written an introduction for the reissue of this important study. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Education | Multicultural Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 427.089 |
| LCCN: 87005758 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.1" W x 9.12" (0.80 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Does Black English stand between black students and success in math and science? A teacher for over thirty-five years, Eleanor Wilson Orr discovered that many of her students' difficulties were rooted in language. This is her account of the program she established to help them reach their potential. In the light of the current debate over Ebonics, she has written an introduction for the reissue of this important study. This book is not naive about Black English Vernacular and it is untainted by racism. It is a deeply thoughtful discussion of the possibility that subtle nonstandard understandings, or a simple lack of experience with standard understandings, of prepositions, conjunctions, and relative pronouns can impede comprehension of basic concepts in mathematics and science. Eleanor Wilson Orr has filled her book with evidence and so put the reader in a position to judge what conclusions are justified. This very original and possibly very consequential work deserves the close dispassionate study of sociolinguists, psycholinguists, educators, and everyone who cares about the advancement of Black Americans. --Roger Brown, Harvard University |
