Ball, Arnetha F.,  1950- <br/><br/>
African American literacies unleashed :  vernacular English and the composition classroom / 
Arnetha F. Ball and Ted Lardner ; with a foreword by Keith Gilyard. 
 - Carbondale :  Southern Illinois University Press,  c2005. 
 - xxi, 217 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Studies in writing & rhetoric .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index. 
<br/><br/>How we got here -- Knowledge that needs to be gained : knowledge is important, but knowledge is not enough -- Reflecting on the pedagogies of others : community-based organizations as models -- Developing self-efficacy and reflective optimism : the process of moving beyond internalization -- Playin' the dozens : principles and practices for crafting classrooms that unleash students' literate possibilities -- Where we go from here : implications for writing program administrators, teacher educators, and researchers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0809326590 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0809326604 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005008770 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Languages.<br/>English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>English language--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>African Americans--Education.<br/>Black English--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE3102.N44  / B35 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.042/08996073