Past Events
Reflections on an African American Children's Literature Family Literacy Program
Champaign , USA
schultze@illinois.edu
Professor McNair will present findings from her long-term literacy program that involved African American children’s literature and 10 African American families with children in grades K-2.
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Speaker Information: |
Jonda McNair Professor of Literacy Education, Clemson University |
Professor McNair will present findings from her long-term literacy program that involved African American children’s literature and 10 African American families with children in grades K-2. The goal was to determine how the families’ social practices changed as a result of participating in the project, which included a collaboration between a major public university, a local church, an African American sorority, and Call Me MISTER participants.
The families were exposed to an abundance of books written by and about African Americans through a series of workshops over a period of six months. The program ended with a presentation by James E. Ransome, an award-winning illustrator. Professor McNair will draw from her extensive data sources including pre- and post- interviews with parents, reading logs, and children’s drawings and written responses.
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Cost: |
Free and Open to the Public |
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Contact: |
Meghan Peach 2173008000 |
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Sponsor: |
Department of Curriculum and Instruction In conjunction with: Asian American Cultural Center, Center for Children’s Books, College of Education, Department of African American Studies, Department of Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership, Department of English, Department of Latina/Latino Studies, Department of Special Education, Gender & Women’s Studies, School of Information Sciences, Spurlock Museum, University Library |