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African American Vernacular English in the Classroom

Graphic Organizer

Informal

Formal

I have many favorite foods

I like my cats

I have many favorite food

I like my two cat

Pattern: noun + -s

Pattern: number words (one, two, three) or signal words (many, few, some)

African American Vernacular English

How to use Code Switching

AAVE differs from Standard American English (SAE) in over 40 Ways

Never tell a student that the way he/she speaks is wrong!

  • Focus on the students language both written and oral
  • Use graphic organizers
  • Build on the rules of students vernacular while adding in SAE

Many educators come unprepared to teach students who use a nonstandard way of speaking

Code Switching

Code Switching is the most common process to use when instructing students who speak in a nonstandard way

The purpose of code switching is to teach students that there is a time and a place for each form of language, and to learn how to switch between their natural dialect and SAE when put in certain situations

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