Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
Alvin Irby: Wie man Kinder begeistert, lebenslange Leser zu werden
Whether speaking to barbers about early literacy, entertaining strangers at comedy clubs, or reading to kindergarteners at a local school, TED Resident Alvin Irby endeavors to make learning relevant and engaging. Full bio
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to ensure I had good reading skills.
dass ich gute Lesefertigkeiten hatte.
reading lessons at our kitchen table
am Wochenende an unserem Küchentisch,
didn't exactly inspire a love of reading.
begeisterten mich nicht gerade fürs Lesen.
in der 10. Klasse geändert.
read short stories and did spelling tests.
Kurzgeschichten und machten Schreibtests.
to be switched into another class.
ob ich den Kurs wechseln durfte.
I joined advanced English.
den Englisch-Leistungskurs.
two book reports that semester.
und schrieben zwei Buchberichte.
between these two English classes
zwischen den beiden Kursen
Fragen an, wie etwa:
white people come from?"
70 percent black and Latino,
aus Schwarzen und Latinos.
had white students everywhere.
war voll mit weißen Schülern.
with institutionalized racism
mit institutionalisiertem Rassismus
with reading forever.
zum Lesen für immer.
on a school, a teacher or curriculum
oder Lehrplan nicht verlässlich
than being intellectual,
statt aus intellektueller Größe,
other people to dictate
von anderen vorschreiben zu lassen,
I had stumbled upon a key
stieß ich auf einen Schlüssel,
from one reading level to another,
zur anderen zu bringen
to memorize lists of unfamiliar words,
sich unbekannte Wörter einzuprägen,
this question:
to identify as readers?
sich als Leser zu fühlen?
I taught in the Bronx,
den ich in der Bronx unterrichtete,
how identity shapes learning.
wie Identität das Lernen prägt.
I walk up to DeSean, and I say,
auf DeSean zu und sagte:
ein großartiger Mathematiker."
I'm a math genius!"
Ich bin ein Mathegenie!"
to read," he would say.
lesen lernen", sagte er oft.
who remain trapped in illiteracy.
die Analfabet bleiben.
Department of Education,
of black male fourth graders
schwarzen Viertklässler
to reading children face,
eine Herausforderung ist,
educators need to be.
kulturell kompetent sein.
for the past eight years,
nebenberuflicher Stand-up-Comedian
of cultural competency,
von kultureller Kompetenz.
to know or be able to do
that they find relevant and engaging.
relevante oder ansprechende
und Erfahrungen zu übersetzen.
I assess an audience.
schätze ich das Publikum ein.
professional, conservative?
fachmännisch, konservativ?
ich meine Witze,
would generate the most laughter.
die meisten Lacher erzeugt.
I could tell bar jokes.
könnte ich Barwitze machen.
reading experiences for children
Leseerfahrungen für Kinder,
of telling bar jokes in a church.
in einer Kirche erzählen.
why so many children don't read.
dass so viele Kinder nicht lesen.
Paulo Freire glaubte,
should be two-way.
beidseitig sein sollte.
as empty buckets to be filled with facts
zur Füllung von Fakten gesehen werden,
and school policies
abverlangen, still zu sitzen
the individual learning needs,
die individuellen Lernbedürfnisse,
der Kinder häufig aus.
promoted to black boys
civil rights and biographies.
Bürgerrechte und Biografien an.
in the United States are black males.
sind schwarze Männer.
are raised by single mothers.
von alleinerziehenden Müttern aufgezogen.
who have never seen a black man reading.
einen schwarzen Mann lesen gesehen haben.
encourage him to read.
zum Lesen ermutigt wurden.
what social cues are present
oder sozialen Hinweisen
a young black boy to conclude
something he should do?
[dt. Friseursalonbücher] gegründet.
zur Alfabetisierung,
reading spaces in barber shops.
in Friseursalons einrichtet.
identify as readers.
sich als Leser zu identifizieren.
once or twice a month.
ein- oder zweimal im Monat zum Friseur.
more than they see their fathers.
öfter als ihren Vater.
to a male-centered space
mit einer männlichen Umgebung
and boys' early reading experiences.
von schwarzen Männern und Jungs.
recommended by black boys.
empfohlene Kinderbücher.
that they actually want to read.
die schwarze Jungs lesen wollen.
von Scholastic aus dem Jahr 2016
children look for when choosing a book
von einem Buch am meisten wollen,
black boys and other children to read
schwarzen Jungs und anderen Kindern
relevant male reading models
die frühe Alfabetisierung
that adults love so much
die Erwachsene so sehr lieben,
like "Gross Greg".
Bücher wie "Ekliger Greg" austauschen.
Greg calls them delicious little sugars."
leckere kleine Süßigkeiten."
von manchen von uns --
and desperately need more of that.
schwarze Jungs dringend mehr.
that plague American education
die die amerikanische Bildung plagen,
to say three words:
vier Worte zu sagen:
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alvin Irby - Educator, comedian, social entrepreneur, authorWhether speaking to barbers about early literacy, entertaining strangers at comedy clubs, or reading to kindergarteners at a local school, TED Resident Alvin Irby endeavors to make learning relevant and engaging.
Why you should listen
Alvin Irby is a former kindergarten teacher turned social entrepreneur. He is founder and chief reading inspirer at Barbershop Books, a nonprofit organization that creates child-friendly reading spaces in barbershops and provides early literacy training to barbers. His work connecting reading to male-centered spaces and involving men in boys’ early reading experiences earned him the National Book Foundation's 2017 Innovations in Reading Prize.
As a cultural competency specialist, Irby trains educators and administrators to translate learning objectives for children or adults into relevant and engaging communication and experiences. Irby's nationally recognized keynotes and workshops excavate his eclectic professional and personal life to better understand and address one of American education’s greatest challenges - cultivating children’s intrinsic motivation to read.
Irby's debut children’s book, Gross Greg, combines his passion for early literacy and comedy; it is a laugh-out-loud story that captures the hilariously gross behavior of kids everywhere. His clever social commentary and astute observations shine through in his 2012 comedy album They Know Too Much. One of the highlights of Irby's comedy career was being selected as a 2015 StandUp NBC national finalist and performing at the legendary Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles, CA.
Irby holds a Masters in Childhood Education from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education, a Masters in Public Administration from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, and a Bachelors in Sociology from Grinnell College.
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