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"The Brown Face of Hope": Reading Engagement and African American Boys
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Meier, Terry – Reading Teacher, 2015
African American children's literature has a potentially powerful role to play in increasing reading engagement for African American boys. Unfortunately, this body of literature is not always used effectively in schools. Many teachers use African American books as an add-on to pre-exisiting curriculum rather than fully exploring the topics,…
Descriptors: African Americans, Culturally Relevant Education, African American Students, Childrens Literature
We, Too, Sing America
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Harris, Violet J. – Reading Teacher, 2009
Who is an American, what is the American experience, and what historical events are important enough to include in books for youth? These complex ideas are examined in a bolder, intellectually fresh manner in information books, biographies, and histories that have been published over the past several decades. Some examples of recent works are…
Descriptors: Biographies, Social Studies, Civics, United States History
The Making of Two Readers: Agatha Christie and Jack London.
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Baghban, Marcia – Reading Teacher, 1990
Looks at the lives of two well-known writers to explore how diverse experiences produce literate adults. Discusses Agatha Christie and Jack London who used reading and writing to earn a living and to gain international reputations. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Biographies, Case Studies, Childrens Literature