SDTP Schedule
Workshop Located in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
13th FLOOR: Rm. 1320 - Main Sessions
10th FLOOR: Learning Resource Center - Breakfast and Lunch, Break-out Sessions
July 9, 2008 |
Introduction to African American English and Education |
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast - |
| 9:00-10:45 | Lisa Green (University of Massachusetts) “Is African American English a language, a dialect, slang, or bad grammar?” |
| 10:45-11:15 | Break/Discussion |
| 11:15-1:00 | Angela Rickford (San Jose State University) “Powerful strategies for teaching decoding to struggling
elementary,middle, and high school students who speak African
American English: A hands-on approach” |
| 1:00-2:30 | Lunch |
| 2:30-4:00 | Terry Meier (Wheelock College) “What are some pragmatic features of African American English that
matter in the classroom?” |
| 4:00-5:30 | Sonja Lanehart (University of Texas, San Antonio) "African American Language and Identity in the Classroom and Teacher Education" |
| 6:00 | Dinner (location TBA) |
| July 10, 2008 | Classroom Practice |
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:30 | Lisa Green (University of Massachusetts) “How can I identify the African American English system in the |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Terry Meier (Wheelock College) “How can teachers help children acquire bidialectal proficiency?” |
| 12:15-1:45 |
Lunch with Tom Roeper
|
| 1:45-3:45 | Toya Wyatt (California State University, Fullerton) “Culturally and linguistically appropriate speech and language
assessments for African American students” |
| 3:45-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:30 | Angela Rickford (San Jose State University) “Teaching reading comprehension and composition: Narrative
questioning and comprehension of expository texts” |
| 6:00 |
Dinner at Lisa Green's house
|
| July 11, 2008 | Dialect and Literacy |
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:30 | Angela Rickford (San Jose State University) “Is there a place for dialect in the formal classroom setting, and in the era
of global information-age literacy development: Insights of an African |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Terry Meier (Wheelock College) “Why and how does using African American children's literature facilitate
literacy achievement?” |
| 12:15-1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45-3:45 | Anne Charity (College of William and Mary) and Renée Price (St. Catherine's School in Richmond, VA) “Literacy building strategies for African American students: New |
| 3:45-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:30 | Discussion/Evaluation |