Ages 10-16
Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap
Alfred W. Tatum
The 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. This essential and timely book offers teachers and schools a way to reconceptualise literacy instruction for those who need it most.
Bridging the connections between theory, instruction, and professional development to create a roadmap for better literacy achievement, the author 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 non-fiction and fiction texts with black males.
The author's first-hand insights provide middle- and secondary-school teachers, reading specialists, and administrators with new perspectives to help schools move collectively toward the essential goal of literacy achievement for all.
2005 176pp paperback
978-1-57110-393-2
£24.99
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