Evidence-Based Literacy Education and the African American Child

The authors review two evidence‐based literacy studies conducted with low‐income, urban, African American children. The first was a longitudinal study focused on developing prerequisite early literacy skills with preschoolers living at the poverty level. The second study focused on effective literac...

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Published in:The Reading teacher 2005-10, Vol.59 (2), p.194-198
Main Authors: Perkins, J. Helen, Cooter Jr, Robert B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Children
African Americans
childhood
Children
Curriculum development
early childhood
Education
Educational aspects
Elementary school students
evidence
factors
instructional
Language Acquisition
Language Skills
learner
Lesson Plans
Literacy
Literacy Education
Literacy programs
Longitudinal Studies
Low income groups
methodology
Preschool children
sociocultural
socioeconomic
strategies
struggling
Teachers
theoretical
topic
type
Urban population
Urban schools
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Summary:The authors review two evidence‐based literacy studies conducted with low‐income, urban, African American children. The first was a longitudinal study focused on developing prerequisite early literacy skills with preschoolers living at the poverty level. The second study focused on effective literacy practices at the elementary level.
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714
DOI:10.1598/RT.59.2.9