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Julie A. Washington Ph.D., University of Michigan Investigator Professor of Communicative Disorders |
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My research has two primary foci. The first involves improving our understanding of the language skills of African American children, including their use of the cultural dialect, African American English (AAE). In the field of Speech and Language Pathology the use of AAE influences both assessment and intervention decisions. I have been particularly interested in the role of that these influences play in the overrepresentation of African American children on Special Education caseloads. Currently, our dialect-based research is focused on understanding the risk factors for language impairment in African American children. This research includes assessment of caregiver patterns and linguistic skills, as well as understanding how typically developing children’s’ dialectal variations differ from those of children who have language impairments.
The second focus of my research is the relationship of language skills to literacy skill development in high risk communities, including low income African American children. High risk communities typically include children who are impoverished and from minority language backgrounds. Currently, we are involved in research that seeks to understand the relationship between dialect and emergent literacy skills. In addition, we are interested in the influence of linguistic code switching on development of grade level reading skills in young African American children learning to read.
Thomas-Tate, S., Washington, JA, Craig, HK, & Packard, MEW (2006).
Performances of African American Preschool and Kindergarten Students on the
Expressive Vocabulary Test. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in
Schools, 37, 143 – 149.
Craig, H.K., Washington, J.A., & Thompson, C.A. (2005).
Oral Language Expectations for African American Children: Grades 1-5.
American Journal of Speech and Language Pathology, 14(2), 119 – 130.
Last updated
October 2, 2008
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Department of Communicative Disorders
University of Wisconsin
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jawashington@wisc.edu
Washington, J.A. & Craig, H. K. (2004).
A language screening protocol for use with young African American children in
urban settings. American Journal of Speech and Language Pathology,
13(4), 329 – 340.
Craig, HK, & Washington, JA (2004).
Grade-Related Changes in the Production of African American English.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47(2), 450 – 463.
Washington, J.A., & Craig, H.K. (2002). Morphosyntactic Forms of African
American English Used by Young Children and their Caregivers, Applied
Psycholinguistics, 23, pp. 209-231.
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