Sarah Valvo

Special Education Teacher at East Broadway Elementary School

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@gabperma2 @ProfeAustin Violence. I am so glad we are working together too! Goodluck with the rest of your studies!

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@gabperma2 @ProfeAustin Thank you so much for responding to me! I agree that open conversation breaks down the barriers that may be present in the classroom. Open conversation with other staff members and administrators is also key to ensuring a classroom environment that does not promote linguistic

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher In my personal language use, I will be sure to fight for those who may be put down by others because of the way they speak or write. I will use my knowledge to educate others on linguistic violence and how we can be accepting of all grammars and languages. #teacheredumatters

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell our society and I will make sure that my classroom is a place where students can have open conversations about these issues. In my classroom, we will learn the differences between mainstream English and other dialects, but also how each is acceptable. #teacheredumatters

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell Linguistic justice in a classroom looks like a safe space for all students where all grammars and languages are accurately represented, taught, and appreciated. In my future classroom, I plan on ensuring that all of my students are aware of the linguistic violence that occurs in

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell or any other dialect, and how especially in the school system they are put down and told they are incorrect and unprofessional, hurting their morals, self-esteem, and ideologies. #teacheredumatters

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell Teaching mainstream English as the standard way of teaching grammar enacts linguistic violence because it puts down other grammar forms and languages and makes it seem as though there is only one way to speak and write that is acceptable. However, this is not the case as any

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell Black children are marginalized, disdained, and disregarded in schools and educational spaces in and through their language” (Baker-Bell, 21). This quote represents how teaching mainstream English as the “standard” is dehumanizing towards people who speak African American English

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@DrPorcher @aprilbakerbell grammar should be viewed as equal and should be represented in education. Dr. Baker-Bell discusses this when she says “This is the dehumanization that Linguistic Justice is concerned with and the problem that Anti-Black Linguistic Racism helps to name in an effort to show how

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher @ProfeAustin Hi! I’m Sarah Valvo and I am a Junior here at the University of Delaware! I am an Elementary Education major with a concentration in English as a Second Language! I’m looking forward to this Twitter chat! #teacheredumatters

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Thank you so much! It was fun engaging in this chat and meeting some new people :) #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Thank you so much! You’ve inspired me to teach these ideas loudly and proudly! #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

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@MaryPerfect2 @DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Hi Mary! I feel as though it is so important that we discuss the history of our nation as well as the negative stigma that surrounds black English. As a future educator, I hope to use my position to educate my students and other faculty. #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

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@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand As a future educator, I need to push my school to stray from the idea that “mainstream English” is the only proper way to speak and to have lessons where we discuss the issues of anti-blackness in language and education. #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

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@SarahShap19 @DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Hi Sarah! I agree that we are all naturally socialized to be antiblack, and since coming to college many of us have broken through those notions. This class especially has me challenging past ideas and thinking about the future. #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

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@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Anti-blackness is woven into my understanding of grammar because growing up, I was only taught “mainstream English”. Therefore, I came into this class with the assumption that mainstream English was the only way to teach and learn grammar. #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

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@claire_demaso @DrPorcher Hi Claire! I had a similar experience to you. I like how you describe English as having multiple different narratives, and how you, similar to me, have had your views completely changed since coming to college #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher Throughout my education and socialization, I learned that there is only one proper way to speak and write, which was mainstream English. Since my town and family lacked diversity, we never really learned more than mainstream English grammar lessons. #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Hi! My name is Sarah Valvo! I am a junior at the University of Delaware and I am an elementary education major with a concentration in English as a second language. I’m so excited for this Twitter chat and to meet some new people! #teacheredumatters #TCHEdBirds

[Sarah Valvo @SarahValvo]

I would add to our definition that grammar varies by location and dialect and that all different types of grammar are acceptable and none should be frowned upon. #teacheredumatters @DrPorcher