I was on a research project in Labrador and we administered tests to children..and we kept pointing out that some considerations should be made for their dialect etc...

We would say..this is his and this is?? She's.

What do you with a ball. Ya heaves it.

What do you do with a hammer. Ya heaves it.

What do you do with a dolly? Ya heaves it.

I was giving one kid a block test that was modified from the instructions that we had..and he told me I was doing it wrong. He was reading the instructions upside down as I was testing him..7 years old.

But they were the brightest kids I have ever seen. There were discussions going on as to why Newfoundland kids tested so high on standardized tests, even when parents' education, income level etc. were not as high as from other parts of the country. mg