A former teacher Alvin Irby is helping young African American boys read one book at a time through a very unusual, but commendable method. His method which incorporates turning heads and turning pages, through his non-profit, Barbershop Books, which aims to close the reading achievement gap amongst black boys compared to whites.
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Irby says one of the main challenges he sees as a former educator that a lot of young black boys don’t identify as readers and credits it because of limited access. The way the system works is that each participating barbershop has a list of carefully choosing books that targets kids between the ages of 4-8. Irby also says it creates an opportunity for modeling to happen, because a young boy will see another young boy reading and will spark something in him to want to read too.
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As of right now the initiative is still small and growing, but it’s off to a great start.
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