Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement GapThe racial achievement gap in literacy is one of the most difficult issues in education today, and nowhere does it manifest itself more perniciously than in the case of black adolescent males. Approaching the problem from the inside, author Alfred Tatum brings together his various experiences as a black male student, middle school teacher working with struggling black male readers, reading specialist in an urban elementary school, and staff developer in classrooms across the nation. His book, Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap' addresses the adolescent shift black males face and the societal experiences unique to them that can hinder academic progress. With an authentic and honest voice, Tatum bridges the connections among theory, instruction, and professional development to create a roadmap for better literacy achievement. He presents practical suggestions for providing reading strategy instruction and assessment that is explicit, meaningful, and culturally responsive, as well as guidelines for selecting and discussing nonfiction and fiction texts with black males. The author' s first-hand insights provide middle school and high school teachers, reading specialists, and administrators with new perspectives to help schools move collectively toward the essential goal of literacy achievement for all. |
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... literacy experiences . Although all the authors of the books just cited believe that schools are attempting to address the literacy needs of boys within the classroom , as Gilbert and Gilbert ( 1998 ) note , " the ways in which these needs ...
... literacy experiences . Although all the authors of the books just cited believe that schools are attempting to address the literacy needs of boys within the classroom , as Gilbert and Gilbert ( 1998 ) note , " the ways in which these needs ...
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... Literacy instruction must have value in these young people's current time and space if it is to attract and sustain ... literacy needs of young black males may not be enough to curb the social ills that plague such young people , it is ...
... Literacy instruction must have value in these young people's current time and space if it is to attract and sustain ... literacy needs of young black males may not be enough to curb the social ills that plague such young people , it is ...
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... reading in the con- tent areas . They were planning to place their bets on a single instructional approach to address the literacy needs of their high school students , many of whom were poor and black . Others have asked me what I ...
... reading in the con- tent areas . They were planning to place their bets on a single instructional approach to address the literacy needs of their high school students , many of whom were poor and black . Others have asked me what I ...
Contents
TURMOIL AND THE PROMISE OF READING | 17 |
RECONCEPTUALIZING THE ROLE | 37 |
STRUCTURING CURRICULUM ORIENTATIONS | 61 |
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Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap Alfred W. Tatum Limited preview - 2005 |
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References to this book
Reading Success for Struggling Adolescent Learners Susan Davis Lenski,Jill Lewis No preview available - 2008 |