Libraries, literacy, and African American youth : research and practice

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Where to find it

Davis Library (8th floor)

Call Number
Z711.9 .L43 2017 c. 2
Status
Checked Out (Due 7/9/2022)

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
Z711.9 .L43 2017
Status
Available

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Summary

This important book is a call to action for the library community to address the literacy and life outcome gaps impacting African American youth. It provides strategies that enable school and public librarians to transform their services, programs, and collections to be more responsive to the literacy strengths, experiences, and needs of African American youth.

According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), only 18 percent of African American fourth graders and 17 percent of African American eighth graders performed at or above proficiency in reading in 2013. This book draws on research from various academic fields to explore the issues surrounding African American literacy and to aid in developing culturally responsive school and library programs with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap and improve the quality of life for African American youth.

The book merges the work of its three authors along with the findings of other researchers and practitioners, highlighting exemplary programs, such as the award-winning Pearl Bailey Library Program, the Maker Jawn initiative at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate writing institute in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, among others. Readers will understand how these culturally responsive programs put theory and research-based best practices into local action and see how to adapt them to meet the needs of their communities.

Contents

  • Preface p. vii
  • Acknowledgments p. xi
  • Part I Focus on Research
  • 1 Literacy Education for African American Youth: A Social Justice Issue for Librarians p. 3 Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Casey H. Rawson
  • 2 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the Black Cultural Ethos p. 31 Pauletta Brown Bracy and Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Casey H. Rawson
  • 3 Ethnic and Racial Development in African American Youth p. 49 Pauletta Brown Bracy and Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Casey H. Rawson
  • 4 Cultivating Voice and Agency p. 67 Sandra Hughes-Hassell
  • 5 Stories Matter p. 85 Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Casey H. Rawson and Julie Stivers
  • 6 Characteristics of Effective Library Services for African American Youth p. 103 Casey H. Rawson and Sandra Hughes-Hassell
  • Part II Focus on Practice
  • 7 Black Storytime: Empowering Children, Growing Communities p. 121 Kirby McCurtis
  • 8 Writing and Reading That Reflects the Lives of Our Students p. 135 Teresa Bunner
  • 9 Let the Sun Shine: "Maker Jawn" at the Free Library of Philadelphia p. 147 Theresa Ramos
  • 10 African American Teens as Community Change Agents: Unlocking Potential with Pearl Bailey Library Youth Programs p. 159 Demetria Tucker and Sonya L. Scott
  • 11 Outreach and Community Partnerships at Stanford L. Warren Library p. 171 Sarah Alverson and Heather Cunningham
  • 12 Changing the Library and School to Meet the Needs of African American Students p. 183 Anna Teeple
  • 13 We Finally Have a Point Now p. 195 Faith Burns and Julie Stivers
  • 14 Implementing I-LEARN with K-2 Students: The Story of a Successful Research Partnership p. 205 Delia Neuman and Allen Grant and Vera Lee and Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo
  • References p. 223
  • About the Editors and Contributors p. 239
  • Index p. 245

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