8.3 Affirming Practices with Dr. Jasmine Rogers

From Reading Teachers Lounge by Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi

October 31, 2025 · 45 min · Season 8 · Episode 3

About this episode

Shannon and Mary chat with Dr. Jasmine Rogers about her research on African American English and structured literacy, focusing on affirming behaviors in education.

In this episode, you're getting a preview of the types of conversations happening with educators in our bonus subscription episodes. This month, Shannon and Mary chat with Dr. Jasmine Rogers, a reading specialist and college educator, about her dual roles in literacy. Dr. Rogers discusses her research on African American English (AAE) and structured literacy, emphasizing the importance of affirming behaviors in promoting student motivation and effective communication. Dra...

People in this episode

Hosts: Shannon Betts, Mary Saghafi

Guest: Dr. Jasmine Rogers

Topics covered

literacy
education
affirming practices
student motivation
effective communication

Keywords

literacy
African American English
structured literacy
student motivation
affirming practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: African American English, structured literacy