Join us as we talk about his latest publication: Teaching Black Boys in the Elementary Grades: Advanced Disciplinary Reading and Writing to Secure Their Futures, growing up in Chicago, his reading habits, the influence of public libraries, and much more!
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Just a clip from our discussion with Dr. Nathaniel Bryan as he discusses Black Boys and the importance of play in learning, one of the many topics of our engaging, insightful conversation Dr. Bryan has a new book, Toward a BlackBoyCrit Pedagogy: Black Boys, Male Teachers, and Early Childhood Classroom Practices. Join us as we discuss Dr. Bryan's educational and literacy journey, supporting educators, what is BlackBoyCrit, Black boys & sports, homeschooling, culturally relevant children's literature, what the Science of Reading means for minoritized communitites and much more. January 15th 12pm EST You can watch or listen to the interview on all our platforms (Youtube, Anchor Podcast, Spotify, and the website weareherelit.org) Join We Are Here Lit! as we talk to Dr. Nathaniel Bryan and his new book Toward a BlackBoyCrit Pedagogy: Black Boys, Male Teachers, and Early Childhood Classroom Practices.
We will discuss Dr. Bryan's educational and literacy journey, supporting educators, what is BlackBoyCrit, Black boys & sports, homeschooling, and much more. January 15th 12pm EST You can watch or listen to the interview on all our platforms (Youtube, Anchor Podcast, Spotify, and the website weareherelit.org) As Educators and Libraries we see these diagrams about representation.
How are we relaying the message to parents and caregivers about this data? What advice do you have or what has your school/library done to convey cultural responsiveness to your community of parents and caregivers? Illustration Repost from @readwithriver Book Deserts
A research article, report, and news story featuring @mahoganybooks address this urgent crisis. Free access to libraries doesn't remedy this scenario either. The Urban Education article states "...this national survey found that only 8% of low-income families reported having taken advantage of library resources." How can libraries think out outreach differently? There are numerous community advocates, like @brotherswithbooks (interview and podcast in bio link) who are addressing the problem locally. What needs to happen differently to create Book Oases in underserved areas? https://linktr.ee/weareherelit Share your thoughts below. Access to book desert information in this post is available in the linktree above. Professor Brain Wright's book 'The Brilliance of Black Boys', asserts cultural responsiveness helps teachers and librarians to engage and incorporate identity development practices to better instill agency and voice in young Black boys.
Taking theory to practice, country singer Jimmie Allen, authors a picture book entitled 'My Voice is a Trumpet', to help kids recognize their voices can change the world. What culturally responsive practices do you use in your schools and libraries to foster voice and agency? This is an important article summarizing past research themes and what future areas of research are needed.
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