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Writing for Their Lives: The Non-School Literacy of California’s Urban African American Youth.

This article reports on an investigation into the literacy practices of urban African American youth, many of whom were found to be unmotivated to engage in school-based literacy events because they do not see the relevance of the school curriculum to their lives or, based on prior experiences, they actually fear having to write in school.

• Author/Creator: Mahiri, J. & Sablo, S.
• Journal/Secondary Title: Journal of Negro Education
• Number: 2
• Volume: 65
• Year: 1996

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Educators
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Subject: African Americans
• Subject: Curriculum

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