Alfred W Tatum
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfred W Tatum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfred W |
| FAMILY NAME | Tatum |
| SIGNATURE | TATUM A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9916-7091 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 10 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Foundational skills and foundational texts
I discuss the complementary strengths of foundational literacy skills and foundational texts to support the academic and life journeys of Black adolescent males in this commentary. Foundational texts are defined as texts central to life‐outcome, personal, intellectual, and professional trajectories accompanied by self‐assurance while being psychologically and culturally intact. Five implications, grounded in historical and contemporary examples, …
The Fumbles and Foibles of the Race Toward Equity
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Eco‐Identities, Texts, and Interdisciplinary Conversationalists
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Mathematical Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Protest, Power, and Possibilities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Brownsville and Einstein
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Rewriting John Henry
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Texts, Entrepreneurship, and Identities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Incarcerated Youths, Adults, and Texts
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Meaningful Literacy and Life Exchanges With Text
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Boundary Crossings at the Intersection of Texts and Identities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Texts' Distant Shores
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
When Violence and Tears Become the Texts for Adults
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Writing Through the Labyrinth of Fears
This commentary discusses the legacy of Walter Dean Myers in relationship to advancing writing as an intellectual tool of protection for black male teens. Multiple implications are provided for teachers who want to engage black male teens to write fearlessly to extend the legacy of Walter Dean Myers
African American Males and Literacy Development in Contexts That are Characteristically Urban
Advancing the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum. Frames that have been traditionally used to improve the reading achievement of African American males have not reversed trends in reading achievement that find many of these young males underperforming on traditional reading assessments. The purpose of this article is to ref…
Hybridization of literacy practices
Book reviewed in this article: What They Don't Learn in School: Literacy in the Lives of Urban Youth. Edited by Jabari Mahiri. 2004
African American Males and Literacy Development in Contexts That are Characteristically Urban
Advancing the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum. Frames that have been traditionally used to improve the reading achievement of African American males have not reversed trends in reading achievement that find many of these young males underperforming on traditional reading assessments. The purpose of this article is to ref…
Hybridization of literacy practices
Book reviewed in this article: What They Don't Learn in School: Literacy in the Lives of Urban Youth. Edited by Jabari Mahiri. 2004
African American Males and Literacy Development in Contexts That are Characteristically Urban
Advancing the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum. Frames that have been traditionally used to improve the reading achievement of African American males have not reversed trends in reading achievement that find many of these young males underperforming on traditional reading assessments. The purpose of this article is to ref…
Writing Through the Labyrinth of Fears
This commentary discusses the legacy of Walter Dean Myers in relationship to advancing writing as an intellectual tool of protection for black male teens. Multiple implications are provided for teachers who want to engage black male teens to write fearlessly to extend the legacy of Walter Dean Myers
Boundary Crossings at the Intersection of Texts and Identities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Texts' Distant Shores
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
When Violence and Tears Become the Texts for Adults
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Protest, Power, and Possibilities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Brownsville and Einstein
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Rewriting John Henry
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Texts, Entrepreneurship, and Identities
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Incarcerated Youths, Adults, and Texts
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Meaningful Literacy and Life Exchanges With Text
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
The Fumbles and Foibles of the Race Toward Equity
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Eco‐Identities, Texts, and Interdisciplinary Conversationalists
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Mathematical Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors
This forum focuses on the intersections of texts and identities with the aim of selecting and mediating texts that readers and writers find valuable within and outside of formal educational settings
Foundational skills and foundational texts
I discuss the complementary strengths of foundational literacy skills and foundational texts to support the academic and life journeys of Black adolescent males in this commentary. Foundational texts are defined as texts central to life‐outcome, personal, intellectual, and professional trajectories accompanied by self‐assurance while being psychologically and culturally intact. Five implications, grounded in historical and contemporary examples, …
Pedagogy (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Mathematics education (11 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Literacy (5 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)