Literacy Among African-American Youth

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Pub. Date: 1994-11-01
Publisher(s): Hampton Pr
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Table of Contents

Series Preface
Foreword
About the Contributors
Introduction: Literacy and African-American Youth: Legacies and Strugglesp. 1
Literacy and Education in the African-American Experiencep. 19
Can Reading Failure Be Reversed: A Linguistic Approach to the Questionp. 39
Commentary: Educating Low-Income Black Childrenp. 69
Commentary: Educating Black Youth: A Perspective from Practicep. 75
Literacy and Black Americans: Comparative Perspectivesp. 83
Families, Communities, and Schools as Contexts for Literacy and Learningp. 101
Literacy for Empowerment: The Case of Black Malesp. 125
Tracking and School Achievement: Implications for Literacy Developmentp. 153
Teacher Knowledge and Student Learning: Implications for Literacy Developmentp. 177
Silencing and Literacyp. 201
Using African-American Literature in the Classroomp. 229
Connecting African-American Parents and Youth to the School's Reading Curriculum: Its Meaning for School and Community Literacyp. 261
Curriculum Reform and Testingp. 281
Literacy and Cultural Differences: An Afterwordp. 299
Author Indexp. 303
Subject Indexp. 313
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