building a bridge to literacy for african american male youth:

Building a Bridge to

Literacy for African

American Male Youth:

Casey RawsonSandra Hughes-Hassell

UNC Chapel Hill SILS

How the Library Community Has

Answered the Call

StatisticsWhy African American Males?

13% of African American male 4th graders and 11%

of African American male 8th

graders at or above proficient in

reading

Barely half

graduate from high

school

14% of the national

population, but 5% of the college population and nearly 40% of

the prison population

Double the unemployment rate of White

males

Among adolescents and young adults, 8

times more likely to die from

homicide than White males of the

same age

About the summit

Researchers

PublishersAuthors

School & Public

Librarians

School & Library

Administrators

Policymakers

EducatorsStudents

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http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu

“Literacy is not just about decoding text. It is about becoming a superior human being that can act powerfully upon the world.”

- Ernest Morrell, Ph.D.

Webinar

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/7857

Professional Development Toolkit

http://librariesliteracyandaamaleyouth.weebly.com/

A Call to Action

Library Walk

http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu/?page_id=842

Levels of Librarian Involvement

Transformative

http://tinyurl.com/liblevels

Identifying Enabling Texts Tool

Teacher PD

Blue Ribbon Council

http://www.slideshare.net/mrsbunner/finding-our-voices-17092841

Diversifying the Curriculum

Statewide Librarian Workshop

Our Challenge to You

What can YOUR library do to address the literacy needs of

African American male youth?

Join the Conversation!

Sandra Hughes-Hassellsmhughes@email.unc.edu

Casey Rawsoncrawson@email.unc.edu

http://bridgetolit.web.unc.edu