A Name I Can't Read: The Rock Road to Literacy: A Mother's Story [Hardcover]

Claudia M. Darkins (Author), Brenda Willis (Editor), Marguerite L. Butler (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998

a one person account of how her son became literate

Product Details

• Hardcover: 197 pages
• Publisher: Cane Publishing; 1St Edition edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964815400
• ISBN-13: 978-0964815407
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,891,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Parents must read, June 13, 2003

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This review is from: A Name I Can't Read: The Rock Road to Literacy: A Mother's Story (Hardcover)

A must-read for parents of minority school-aged children, especially in southern states where racism is still rampant and sometimes violently so. This book helps to show how to recognize subtle techniques used by educators--who themselves are in denial about their racism--to sabotage the early education of minority students.

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4.0 out of 5 stars informative true story that every parent should read., August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Name I Can't Read: The Rock Road to Literacy: A Mother's Story (Hardcover)

a crucial read for parent of all children in the school system today. This mother's story will prepare a parent or guardian to recognize problems with children that performs well at home and on standardize test while the school faculty indicate the child can't learn. This book shows that sometime you have to go above the teacher's and yes the principal head to get the results you deserve in regard to your child's education.