Read and Succeed - Practices to Support Reading Skills in African American Boys

Recent national achievement data reveal significant outcome disparities between African American boys and other student groups by grade 4. This book presents and discusses a multi-strategic framework for teachers, administrators, librarians, and parents to implement collaboratively to combat this issue.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Reading Achievement in African American Boys
Chapter 2: Factors that Contribute to Reading Disengagement
Chapter 3: Increasing Reading Engagement
Chapter 4: Increasing Reading Achievement
Chapter 5: Increasing Writing Engagement
Chapter 6: Partnering with Parents and Guardians
Afterword
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
References

About the author

Terry Husband is an assistant professor of early childhood and elementary literacy at Illinois State University. Prior to accepting this position, he spent over 10 years as a teacher in Columbus, Ohio.

Summary

Recent national achievement data reveal significant outcome disparities between African American boys and other student groups by grade 4. This book presents and discusses a multi-strategic framework for teachers, administrators, librarians, and parents to implement collaboratively to combat this issue.

Product details

• Authors: Terry Husband, Husband Terry
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2013
• EAN: 9781475801286
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0128-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; USA, English, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States of America, USA, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Multicultural education, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General