Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

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Rebecca Wheeler is an expert on teaching Standard English in dialectally diverse classrooms. Wheeler works with literacy coaches, communication specialists, and classroom teachers K – 14 who want to know “what to do about all those missing –ed's, -s's” in their students' writing.

Wheeler shows teachers how to build on what students do know – Community English – as they add Standard English to their linguistic repertoires. This work transforms teacher practice and holds promise for closing the longstanding achievement gap in our schools. Her book Code-Switching: Teaching Standard English in Urban Classrooms, written in partnership with elementary educator Rachel Swords, offers teachers linguistic insights and practical strategies for the urban classroom.

Podcast 1

This is an introduction to Rebecca Wheeler and the concept of Code-Switching. It becomes clear to the participants that vernaculars are not only okay, but should be embraced and used to help teaching the standard English we are expected to teach.

Podcast 2

Dr. Wheeler shares her work about the African-American students and also emphasizes the vernacular language is found in all classrooms and needs to be addressed in order to strengthen student writing and test-taking.

Podcast 3

Dr. Wheeler will share how to begin incorporating the Code-Switching method into the classroom by giving specific examples.

Podcast 4

Dr. Rebecca Wheeler shares key patterns to look for when beginning to implement the Code-Switching technique in the classroom. She also reinforces the important role of the teacher in making sure students are understood and taught rather than deemed incapable of formal learning.

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