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Academic Journals about Literacy/Reading

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Culturally Relevant Reading Material as Related to Comprehension and Recall in African American Children  Yvonne R. Bell and Tangela R. Clark  Journal of Black Psychology 1998; 24; 455

Using African American Children's Literature to Support Literacy Development  Sally McClellan and Evelyn M. Fields Young Children, v59 n3 p50-54 May 2004

Recommendations for research to improve reading achievement for African American students  Lamont A. Flowers Reading Research Quarterly July/August/September 2007

Identity, childhood culture, and literacy learning: A case study  Catherine Compton-Lilly  Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 2006; 6; 57

Early Literacy Skills in African-American Children: Research Considerations  Julie A. Washington, Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 2001 16(4) 213-221

Creating Culturally Responsive Literacy Programs in Inclusive Classrooms  Monika Williams Shealey and Tandria Callins  Intervention in School and Clinic 2007; 42; 195

Race as a Self-Schema Affecting Recall in Black Children  Rita R. Smith and Ronald Lewis  Journal of Black Psychology 1985; 12; 15

Factors Affecting Urban African American High School Students' Achievement in Reading  Tiffany A. Flowers and Lamont A. Flowers  Urban Education 2008; 43; 154

Exploring the influence of reading for pleasure on African American high school students’ reading achievement.  T.A. Flowers (2003) The High School Journal, 87, 58–62.

Using Multimedia to Engage African American Children in Classroom Discourse  Jacqueline Leonard and Marc Lamont Hill   Journal of Black Studies 2008; 39; 22 originally published online Mar 28, 2007

Involving parents in building reading instruction for African American children  P.A. Edwards (1992). Theory Into Practice, 31, 350–359

Genuine Caring and Literacy Learning for African-American Children  Joseph Sanacore  (2002)

The Comparative Influence of Individual, Peer Tutoring, and Communal Learning Contexts on the Text  Recall of African American Children  Ebony M. Dill and A. Wade Boykin  Journal of Black Psychology 2000; 26; 65

Context Matters: The Interrelatedness of Early Literacy Skills, Developmental Health, and Community Demographics Nonie K. Lesaux, Rose K. Vukovic, Clyde Hertzman, Linda S. Siegel  Early Education And Development, 2007 18(3), 497–518

Literacy Practices For Reading In Content Areas Preferred Among African American Adult Males:  A Multiple Case Study  Mary Ann Smith Owens  2006 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan

Closing the Achievement Gap Research Brief by The Principals' Partnership http://www.principalspartnership.com
Early Literacy Skills in African-American Children: Research Considerations by Julie A. Washington (2001) Learning Disabilities Research & Practicel; Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 213-221

Enhancing the Reading Engagement of African-American and Hispanic Learners in Inner-City Schools: A Curriculum Guide for Teacher Training. Instructional Resource No. 21. by Thompson, Ruby; Mixon, Gloria A. 

 

Academic Journals about Learning Factors

The Relation of Self-Perceptions to Achievement among African American Preschoolers   Elaine M. Justice, Larry L. Lindsey and Suzanne F. Morrow  Journal of Black Psychology 1999; 25; 48

Can Anything Good Come From Nazareth? Race, Class, and African American Schooling and Community in the Urban South and Midwest  Jerome E. Morris  Am Educ Res J 2004; 41; 69

The Trouble with Black Boys: The Role and Influence of Environmental and Cultural Factors on the  Academic Performance of African American Males Pedro A. Noguera  Urban Education 2003; 38; 431 

Warm Demander Pedagogy: Culturally Responsive Teaching That Supports a Culture of Achievement for African American Students  Franita Ware  Urban Education 2006; 41; 427

Early Schooling and Academic Achievement of African American Males  James Earl Davis   Urban Education 2003; 38; 515

Cultural values in the home and school experiences of low-income African-American students  Kenneth M. Tyler, A. Wade Boykin, Oronde Miller, Eric Hurley  Social Psychology of Education (2006) 9:363–380

The Africentric Home Environment Inventory: An Observational Measure of the Racial Socialization Features of the Home Environment for African American Preschool Children Margaret O'Brien Caughy, Suzanne M. Randolph and Patricia J. O'Campo  Journal of Black Psychology 2002; 28; 37

Developing the Talents of African American Male Students during the Nonschool Hours  Olatokunbo S. Fashola   Urban Education 2003; 38; 398

Learning Styles of African American Children: A Developmental Consideration  Angela Farris Watkins  Journal of Black Psychology 2002; 28; 3

Reading Achievement, Suspensions, and African American Males in Middle School   Kenneth A. Anderson, Keith E. Howard, Anthony Graham

Successful African-American students: The role of parental involvement. W. YAN, (1999).The Journal of Negro Education, 68, 5–22.

The Significance of Contextual Factors in African American Students’ Transfer of Learning Zewelanji N. Serpell, A. Wade Boykin, Serge Madhere and Aashir Nasim  Journal of Black Psychology 2006; 32; 418