Effecting Dialect Change through Oral Drill

Effects of Pattern Drill on the Phonology, Syntax, and Reading Achievement of Rural Appalachian Children

“…The most frequently suggested method of teaching standard patterns of usage is aural-oral drill (Slager, 1967;Loban, 1967;Horn, 1968;Petty, 1967). Further evidence points to the use of recorded speech models as a means of implementing pattern drills (Golden, 1964;Dykstra, 1963;Brooks, 1964;Peterson, 1967).…”