Connecting Readers and Writers to the Word: Celebrating Black History Month

February 18, 2020 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading African American History, African-American Authors, Authors, Black History, Celebrations, Christopher Paul Curtis, Musicians, Teacher-Librarian, Writer

We are now moving into the last half of our celebration of Black History Month. How have you been celebrating, thus far? This month, I’ve applauded African American authors and musicians. What do you know about your favorite African American author(s) or musician(s)? What was their life like as a child? What experiences led them […]

Connecting Readers and Writers to the Word: African-American Read-In

February 24, 2019June 6, 2019 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading, Uncategorized African-American Authors, African-American Read-In, Librarians, Literacy, NCTE, Reading, Reading Aloud, Reading Literature

There’s still time to celebrate Black History Month. This week, let’s applaud African-American authors, in which I am one! In 1990, the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English created the National African American Read-In. Their purpose for creating this event was to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. It […]