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

February 20, 2022February 21, 2022 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading African American Authors, African American Historical Figures, African-American Read-In, Bessie Coleman, Black History Month, February, Karyn Parsons, Literacy, National Hook-up of Black Women, R. Gregory Christie, read aloud, Readers, Reading, Reading Aloud, Writers

This February, as we celebrate Black History Month, my school gave the African American Read-in another try, but with a different flavor for this event In the past, I would get approved for everyone to “Stop Everything and Read” at a specific day and time. Students and teachers, along with other staff were to read […]

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 […]