Dialect and Literacy: an Examination of Language

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-292). Biographical Note: Lucy Silver holds an M. A. in Applied Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University. She has thirty years of ESL instruction and has served as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Communication at DePaul University, where she instructed undergraduate linguistics. She was in charge of GED and ESL testing at the Metropolian Correctional Center of Chicago. IL. She currently lives in Wilmette, IL with her husband. Contributor Bio:  Silver, Lucy Lucy Silver holds an M. A. in Applied Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University. She has thirty years of ESL instruction and has served as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Communication at DePaul University, where she instructed undergraduate linguistics. She was in charge of GED and ESL testing at the Metropolian Correctional Center of Chicago. IL. She currently lives in Wilmette, IL with her husband.