african american children

Examines the experiences of African-American male students in special education and explores the link between special education and future prison sentences.

Presents parenting strategies oriented toward African-American parents, covering topics such as peer pressure, goal-setting, time management, nutrition, the value of academics and prayer, and the importance of fathers playing a prominent role.

This compelling look at the relationship between the majority of African American students and their teachers provides answers and solutions to the hard-hitting questions facing education in today's black and mixed-race communities. Are teachers prepared by their college education departments to teach African American children? Are schools designed for middle-class children and, if so, what are the implications for the 50 percent of African Americans who live below the poverty line? Is the major issue between teachers and students class or racial difference? Why do some of the lowest test scores come from classrooms where black educators are teaching black students? How can parents negotiate with schools to prevent having their children placed in special education programs? Also included are teaching techniques and a list of exemplary schools that are successfully educating African Americans.

Four Sections include theoretical foundations, reading methodologies, cultural considerations, and assessment issues.

The story of Kenneth and Mamie Clark, founders of New York's Northside Center, discussing their work through the clinic in the civil rights movement, the push for integration in public education, and other issues affecting the African-American community.

The author recounts her childhood in rural, segregated Mississipi during the 1960s and 1970s.

Investigates the truth about the multicultural classroom from the perspective of those who participate in it, addresses the frustration with racism, and analyzes the successes and failures of the integrated classroom.

Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.

Examines what life was like for children who grew up as slaves in the United States, describing the conditions in which they lived, the work they did, how they were educated, and their efforts to obtain freedom.

Terry and Laura Sheldon lose their 9-year-old twins in a flash flood. After a year of putting their lives back together, the couple, who are unable to have more children, decide to adopt a 10-year-old African American boy.