Publication Date
11-2012
Abstract
Much has been written about reading disparities between African American males and other student groups. Interestingly, the majority of this scholarship focuses on African American males at pre-adolescent states of development and beyond. To date, relatively little has been documented relative to improving reading outcomes in African American males in early childhood and elementary contexts. The purpose of this article is to present a multi-contextual framework for improving reading outcomes in African American boys in P-5 contexts specifically. I conclude with a discussion of three important commitments that teachers and administrators must be willing to embrace in order for these strategies to produce successful results.
Recommended Citation
Husband, T. (2012). Addressing Reading Underachievement in African American Boys through a Multi-Contextual Approach. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 52 (1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol52/iss1/2
