New Resource on Literacy

05/29/2003

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still." –Chinese proverb

NEW RESOURCE ON LITERACY

The National Black Child Development Institute has published a valuable new resource on literacy. Love to Read: Essays in developing and enhancing early literacy skills of African American children, edited by Barbara Bowman, contains seven insightful essays including...

* "The Black-White Achievement Gap in Early Reading Skills," by Oscar A Barbarin
* "Ensuring Reading Success for African American Children," by Catherine Snow
* "Bridging the Gap for African American Children," by Dorothy S. Strickland
* "Images, Voices, Choices: Literature to Nurture Children's Literacy Development," by Toni S. Walters

To learn more and order this resource, go to http://www.nbcdi.org/start.htm.

For more ideas on literacy, check out the Beginnings Workshop, "Building Literacy" at https://secure.ccie.com/catalog/cciecatalog.php?cPath=23.

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