3351 Double Journal Entry

Three things learned

1. I learned that during writing instruction putting too much of an emphasis on grammatical and mechanical forms has an adverse effect on the students writing because they fear being judged.

2. Students should be permitted to use their native language in their classroom. They should understand it is a valid language and is not wrong.

3. Students should receive instruction about their own language and compare it to Standard American English. They should learn how to switch from the native language and Standard English when necessary.

Two experiences

1. I don’t remember any experiences like this during my education, not because it didn’t happen, but because it’s been a while since I’ve been in public schools. I can tell of a situation with a student that went to school with my daughter. He has a strong accent and the teacher showed little tolerance for his differences. He struggled to understand the most basic of instructions. Eventually, his mother had him transferred to another school district. I feel that teacher should have found a way to deal with the differences before it went as far as it did.

2. I have a neighbor who has a very strong Appalachian accent. He is an older man who had dropped out of school. He recently went and obtained his GED. He is trying to get a better job but I feel the businesses view him differently because of his dialect. He never learned how to code switch.

One relationship

1. A relationship between Inclusive Practice and the strategies in this article is both are providing a range of activities and using a variety of strategies for children with differences.

When I was looking for an image to represent dialect I came across this picture.

I wonder if he switches his dialect when he is out of the public eye.

References

Epstein P., Herring-Harris, L. (2011, September 15). Honoring dialect and increasing student performance in standard english. Retrieved from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3655

Starr, M. (Photographer). (2010). Larry the cable guy. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoYAw2yBPRFIAvHaJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cnMybzJvBHNsawNpbWc-?back=http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=larry+the+cable+guy&ei=utf-8&fr=sfp&fr2=sg-gac-sy&tab=organic&ri=31&w=300&h=300&imgurl=www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/01/28/entertainment/photos_stories/cropped/cable_guy--300x300.jpg&rurl=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/history_redneck_tour_9A1g6tOsbQ9aXoi3nPhjXI&size=20.6 KB&name=Larry the Cable Guy&p=larry the cable guy&oid=3bc36c0f8ffbd32b7f0c1ae6749de2b4&fr2=sg-gac-sy&fr=sfp&tt=Larry+the+Cable+Guy&b=31&ni=56&no=31&tab=organic&ts=&sigr=12kkkscls&sigb=13ium2u1o&sigi=12v1bb3pm&.crumb=3BrJxXVbWQm