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From the Ted Talk by Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Many of the children's bkoos promoted to black boys focus on serious topics, like slavery, ciivl rights and biographies. Less than two percent of teheacrs in the uetnid stetas are black males. And a majority of balck boys are raised by single mothers. There are literally young black boys who have never seen a black man reading. Or never had a black man encourage him to read. What cartluul factors, what social cues are present that would lead a young black boy to conclude that reading is even something he should do?
Open Cloze
Many of the children's _____ promoted to black boys focus on serious topics, like slavery, _____ rights and biographies. Less than two percent of ________ in the ______ ______ are black males. And a majority of _____ boys are raised by single mothers. There are literally young black boys who have never seen a black man reading. Or never had a black man encourage him to read. What ________ factors, what social cues are present that would lead a young black boy to conclude that reading is even something he should do?
Solution
- black
- books
- states
- cultural
- united
- civil
- teachers
Original Text
Many of the children's books promoted to black boys focus on serious topics, like slavery, civil rights and biographies. Less than two percent of teachers in the United States are black males. And a majority of black boys are raised by single mothers. There are literally young black boys who have never seen a black man reading. Or never had a black man encourage him to read. What cultural factors, what social cues are present that would lead a young black boy to conclude that reading is even something he should do?
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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bar jokes |
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black man |
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barbershop books |
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young black boys |
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Important Words
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