Valuing English Language Varieties: Understanding Language Diversity and Its Relationship to Structured Literacy with Dr. Brandy Gatlin-Nash

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by CORE Learning. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Think everyone in the U.S. speaks the same English? Think again! There are approximately 20 to 30 distinct types of English spoken here, like African American English (AAE). These dialects aren’t just variations; they are complete, valid forms of English, each shaped by its own unique regional, cultural, and social influences, with distinct pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and structure. In this ...