Read and Succeed: Practices to Support Reading Skills in African American Boys [Paperback]

Recent national achievement data reveal significant outcome disparities between African American boys and other student groups by grade 4. This issue has drawn much attention from teachers, parents, researchers, and policy makers all across the United States of America.
African American boys are not homogeneous in nature. Consequently, Read and Succeed: Practices to Support Reading Skills in African American Boys begins by identifying a host of potential factors that contribute to reading disengagement and under-achievement in African American boys in P-5 contexts. This book presents and discusses a multi-strategic framework for teachers, administrators, librarians, and parents to implement collaboratively to combat this issue. Read and Succeed additionally provides valuable and practical resources for teachers, administrators, and other school officials to use to increase reading engagement and achievement in African American boys.

Read and Succeed provides a much needed and insightful analysis into the reading achievement of young Black boys and how we as educators, parents, and community members can collectively work toward increased reading engagement and improved educational outcomes for this group. Jairus-Joaquin Matthews, Ph.D., literacy consultant

As a teacher, I appreciate how Read and Succeed provides the means to enhance my current practice with practical strategies that help me cater the curriculum to the individual needs of all my African American male students. Jason G. Spoor, teacher

This book is packed with many rich, practical teaching strategies not only for the reading success and engagement of African American boys in the classroom but for involving parents and the greater community in the process as well! Dr. April#œ