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Alfred Tatum
Assistant Professor, Literacy Education, Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Illinois – Chicago
M.Ed., University of Illinois – Chicago
B.S., Northern Illinois University
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Research Areas:
Dr. Tatum's research foci are adolescent literacy, teacher professional development, and the literacy development of African American males.
Activities & Honors:
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) National Reading Committee
Selected Publications:
• Tatum, A.W. (2005). Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
• Tatum, A.W. & M. Finders (2005) Hybridization of literacy practices: A Review of What they don't learn in school: Literacy in the lives of urban youth. Reading Research Quarterly, 40, 3, 388-397.
• Tatum, A.W. (2004). A Roadmap for reading specialists entering schools without exemplary reading programs: Seven quick lessons. The Reading Teacher, 58, 1, 28-38.
• Tatum, A.W. (2004). Moving beyond school stuff: Literacy instruction that honors students' realities. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 32, 1, 22-29.
• Tatum, A.W. (2003). All degreed up and no where to go: Black male literacy education and beyond. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 46, 8, 620-623.
• Tatum, A.W. (2002). Professional development for teachers of African American adolescents. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 30, 1, 42-52.
• Tatum, A.W. (2001). Nesting grounds. Principal Leadership, 2, 2, 25-32.
• Tatum, A.W. (2000). Breaking down barriers that disenfranchise African American adolescent readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44, 1, 52-64.
• Tatum, A.W. (2000). Against marginalization and criminal curriculum standards; A retrospective of Baldwin's essay. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43(6), 570-572.
• Tatum, A.W. (1999). Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity and power. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43(1), 62-64. |
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