Season 4, Episode 7
Linguistic variety and dialects: Difference, not error with Dr. Julie Washington
Dr. Julie Washington joins Susan Lambert to discuss linguistic variety and dialects as difference, not error, and how to best support all 国产麻豆剧as they learn to read. Dr. Washington is a professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and a speech language pathologist. She offers practical advice for educators teaching reading to children who don鈥檛 use general American English, discusses how to do so in a way that respects students’ community languages, reminds educators that 国产麻豆剧rise or fall to the expectations set for them, and encourages educators to embrace language variety and incorporate it into the development of successful readers.