TY - CHAP AB - Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of African American children’s oral language skills with the intention of building the understanding of how these skills translate to classroom contexts. The chapter also summarizes the goals of the Common Core that are specifically related to speaking and listening and describes how African American children might meet these goals. VL - 5 SN - 978-1-78714-258-9, 978-1-78714-259-6/2051-2317 DO - 10.1108/S2051-231720170000005006 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-231720170000005006 AU - Gardner-Neblett Nicole AU - Curenton Stephanie M. AU - Blitch Kimberly A. PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Viewing African American Children’s Oral Language Skills as a Strength T2 - African American Children in Early Childhood Education T3 - Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 123 EP - 141 Y2 - 2024/05/10 ER -