2/6/2022

Teaching Reading to Children who Speak Varieties of English

Whether we realize it or not, everyone who speaks English speaks a particular dialect. For children who speak African-American English, their dialect is often marginalized in schools and disparaged as "poor grammar." This has negative consequences for African-American children and manifests as opportunity gaps on standardized tests. In this webinar, Dr. Julie Washington explains the importance of linguistic diversity in classrooms and how dialect-related prejudice impacts African-American students' literacy.

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