Academic Journals about Literacy/Reading

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 |
