Tatum, A. W. (2015). Engaging african american males in reading (reprint). Journal of Education, 195(2), 1. The field of education is saturated with studies documenting the poor performance and achievement deficits of African American males throughout their school years. National reading achievement data continue to indicate that as a group,… Continue Reading Engaging African American Males in Reading (Reprint)
Alfred W. Tatum
Breaking down barriers that disenfranchise African American adolescent readers in low-level tracks
Tatum, A. W. (2000). Breaking down barriers that disenfranchise African American adolescent readers in low-level tracks. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52-64. Tatum, a teacher and researcher, discusses ways of helping African American adolescents with poor reading skills read, understand and respond to literature with word study activities, fluency development… Continue Reading Breaking down barriers that disenfranchise African American adolescent readers in low-level tracks
Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power
Tatum, A. W. (1999). Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 62-64. Tatum relates that the sounds, meanings, perceptions, and the sensual experience of his first encounters with words seemed to open up a new way of life for him. He narrates… Continue Reading Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power