This article revisits the legacy of Ken Goodman, specifically his work on African American Language and reading. In this body of scholarship, Goodman and like-minded scholars entered a fray of competing interests, political agendas, and economic stakes, which continue to plague current debates about the teaching of reading. To make sense of Goodman's contribution, I briefly explore the context in which the research was conducted. I then discuss Goodman's attention to language variation and African American Language, including an illustrative study the compared the reading of elementary grade students from eight linguistic communities. I end by linking this historical body of research to current debates about the reaching of reading.

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陷入争论：黑人英语、阅读政治以及肯·古德曼博士的遗产

本文回顾了肯·古德曼的遗产，特别是他在非裔美国人语言和阅读方面的工作。在这个学术体系中，古德曼和志同道合的学者们陷入了利益冲突、政治议程和经济利益的争论，这些争论继续困扰着当前关于阅读教学的争论。为了理解古德曼的贡献，我简要探讨了这项研究进行的背景。然后，我讨论了古德曼对语言变异和非裔美国人语言的关注，包括一项对来自八个语言社区的小学学生的阅读进行比较的说明性研究。最后，我将这一历史研究体系与当前有关阅读普及程度的争论联系起来。