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 ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp 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’t use general American English, discusses how to do so in a way that respects ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp’ community languages, reminds educators that ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp 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.