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April 10, 2026The Reading Teacher

From Policing to Sustaining Black Language: Decolonizing Oral Reading Assessments and Advancing Linguistic Justice

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JEJaNiece Elzy‐Palmer

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Overview

This article argues for reframing oral reading assessments to support Black Language, implying a shift towards linguistic equity.

Key Points

  • The article aims to advocate for recognizing Black Language within oral reading assessments as a legitimate linguistic system.
  • Analyzed current assessment practices and their racial implications.
  • Utilized translanguaging theory to frame assessment within a decolonizing context.
  • Identified historical and contextual factors influencing the treatment of Black Language in education.
  • Demonstrated that Black Language features are strengths in reading development.
  • Highlighted the harmful effects of ignoring Black Language in assessment.
  • Proposed five paradigm shifts for educators to support linguistic justice.

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JaNiece Elzy‐Palmer (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d896166c1944d70ce07453https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.70051
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