TY - JOUR
T1 - Reading Comprehension and Creativity in Black Language Use
T2 - You Stand To Gain by Playing the Sounding Game!
AU - Delain, Marsha Taylor
AU - Pearson, P. David
AU - Anderson, Richard C.
PY - 1985/1/1
Y1 - 1985/1/1
N2 - This research explored the hypothesis that the rich and varied experience of black youth with figurative language outside school would enhance their understanding of figurative language in school texts. Path analysis confirmed that for black students, “sounding” skill as well as general verbal ability, has a direct influence on figurative language comprehension. Black language ability influences figurative language comprehension indirectly through its effect on sounding skill. For white students, only general verbal ability affects figurative language comprehension.
AB - This research explored the hypothesis that the rich and varied experience of black youth with figurative language outside school would enhance their understanding of figurative language in school texts. Path analysis confirmed that for black students, “sounding” skill as well as general verbal ability, has a direct influence on figurative language comprehension. Black language ability influences figurative language comprehension indirectly through its effect on sounding skill. For white students, only general verbal ability affects figurative language comprehension.
U2 - 10.3102/00028312022002155
DO - 10.3102/00028312022002155
M3 - Article
SN - 0002-8312
VL - 22
SP - 155
EP - 173
JO - American Educational Research Journal
JF - American Educational Research Journal
IS - 2
ER -