TED Talks
Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
TV-PG
2018 • E76 Mar 13, 2018 15mAccording to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren't proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to ensure that all children read well? In a talk that will make you rethink how we teach, educator and author Alvin Irby explains the reading challenges that many black children face — and tells us what culturally competent educators do to help all children identify as readers.