Tatum, A. W., & Gue, V. (2012). The sociocultural benefits of writing for African American adolescent males. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28(2), 123-142. Historically speaking, reading and writing among African Americans were collaborative acts involving awide range of texts that held social, economic, political, or spiritual significance. One of the constants of literacy… Continue Reading The sociocultural benefits of writing for African American adolescent males
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African American males and literacy development in contexts that are characteristically urban
Tatum, A. W., & Muhammad, G. E. (2012). African American males and literacy development in contexts that are characteristically urban. Urban Education,47(2), 434-463. Advancing the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum. Frames that have… Continue Reading African American males and literacy development in contexts that are characteristically urban
All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education
Tatum, A. W. (2003). All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 620-623. Tatum focuses on the literacy of Black males in the US. Blacks are disproportionately represented in the categories of special-needs students and low-achievers and their high school drop out rates… Continue Reading All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education