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Language as Identity Session
Session Sign In Form- 2026 Black Literacy Matters Conference
Session Sign In Form- 2026 Black Literacy Matters Conference
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Post Session Survey: Thank you for joining us today!
Your presence and engagement made this session meaningful. We hope Language as Identity: Supporting Early Literacy Through Black English and Black Languages sparked something in you that you'll carry into your work with Black children and families. This survey takes less than 3 minutes to complete. Your feedback helps us continue to grow, improve, and show up for this community with excellence. We see you. We value you. Now let's be about it! — Lisa M. Wilson & Samantha Thompson Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (BlackECE) Visit us at www.blackece.org.
Linguistic Landscape Activity
Linguistic Landscape Activity
Culturally Affirming vs. Culturally Responsive in Early Education for Black Children
Culturally Affirming vs. Culturally Responsive in Early Education for Black Children
Acronyms and Definitions
Acronyms and Definitions
References_Language as Identity: Supporting Early Literacy Through Black English and Black Languages
References_Language as Identity: Supporting Early Literacy Through Black English and Black Languages
BlackECE – A powerful coalition organizing our influence to ensure California's ECE system is culturally affirming for Black children, families, and educators.
BlackECE – A powerful coalition organizing our influence to ensure California's ECE system is culturally affirming for Black children, families, and educators.
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BlackECE Symposium: We are the Return: Culture, Capital & Economic Justice in Early Care and Education
BlackECE Symposium: We are the Return: Culture, Capital & Economic Justice in Early Care and Education
Webinar: Honoring Home Language: Black English, History, and Early Literacy Development
Webinar: Honoring Home Language: Black English, History, and Early Literacy Development
Institute for Culturally Affirming Practices for Black Children Training Sessions
Institute for Culturally Affirming Practices for Black Children Training Sessions
Lift Every Voice Impact Report – BlackECE
Lift Every Voice Impact Report – BlackECE
🔎 FOUNDATIONS: LANGUAGE
Labov (1972): Rule-Governed Structure
Labov (1972): Rule-Governed Structure
Language in the inner city by William Labov, 1972, University of Pennsylvania Press edition, in English
Lisa Green: Linguistic Introduction
Lisa Green: Linguistic Introduction
Pullum: Not “English with Mistakes”
Pullum: Not “English with Mistakes”
🧠 LANGUAGE → IDENTITY
Raciolinguistics (Rosa & Flores)
Raciolinguistics (Rosa & Flores)
Introducing LangCrit: Critical Language and Race Theory: Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: Vol 11, No 3
Introducing LangCrit: Critical Language and Race Theory: Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: Vol 11, No 3
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) scholars have recently drawn on critical race theory (CRT) to critique and understand the propagation of Whiteness as a norm associated wi...
Smitherman (1991) – Language ideologies & Black Language scholarship
Smitherman (1991) – Language ideologies & Black Language scholarship
📖 IDENTITY → LITERACY
Rickford (1999) Ebonics Controversy: A Linguist's Insight | PDF | Dialect | Cognition
Rickford (1999) Ebonics Controversy: A Linguist's Insight | PDF | Dialect | Cognition
This document summarizes the author's experience with the Ebonics controversy that arose from a school board decision in Oakland, California. The author, a sociolinguist who studied African American Vernacular English, was contacted by the media for commentary as one of the few local experts. Over the next few months, the author fielded many interviews about Ebonics. The author also discusses the Linguistic Society of America passing a resolution supporting the school board's decision, showing more consensus among linguists on language policy issues than expected.
"African American English And Urban Literature: Creating Culturally Car" by Erin E. Campbell and Joseph J. Nicol
"African American English And Urban Literature: Creating Culturally Car" by Erin E. Campbell and Joseph J. Nicol
⚖️ LITERACY → POLICY
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ETC. v. Ann Arbor Sch. Dist., 473 F. Supp. 1371 (E.D. Mich. 1979) :: Justia
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ETC. v. Ann Arbor Sch. Dist., 473 F. Supp. 1371 (E.D. Mich. 1979) :: Justia
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ETC. v. Ann Arbor Sch. Dist., 473 F. Supp. 1371 (E.D. Mich. 1979) case opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Resolution on the Students' Right to Their Own Language - National Council of Teachers of English
Resolution on the Students' Right to Their Own Language - National Council of Teachers of English
1974
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Lisa Marie Wilson - Language Liberation and Literacy Consultant
Lisa Marie Wilson - Language Liberation and Literacy Consultant
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