Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
Alvin Irby: Come ispirare ogni bambino ad essere un lettore per tutta la vita
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.
io avessi buone capacità di lettura.
reading lessons at our kitchen table
di lettura durante il fine settimana
erano fuori a giocare.
didn't exactly inspire a love of reading.
esattamente un amore per la lettura.
read short stories and did spelling tests.
racconti e facevamo test di spelling.
to be switched into another class.
spostato in un'altra classe.
I joined advanced English.
a una classe di inglese avanzato.
two book reports that semester.
e scrivemmo due relazioni.
between these two English classes
tra queste due classi d'inglese
in me domande come:
white people come from?"
70 percent black and Latino,
il 70% da neri e latinoamericani,
had white students everywhere.
c'erano studenti bianchi ovunque.
with institutionalized racism
con il razzismo istituzionalizzato
with reading forever.
il mio rapporto con la lettura.
on a school, a teacher or curriculum
su un insegnante o su un programma
than being intellectual,
che da intellettuale,
other people to dictate
ad altre persone di impormi
I had stumbled upon a key
avevo trovato la chiave
from one reading level to another,
da un livello di lettura a un altro,
to memorize lists of unfamiliar words,
a memorizzare liste di parole sconosciute,
this question:
to identify as readers?
a identificarsi come lettori?
I taught in the Bronx,
di prima elementare nel Bronx,
how identity shapes learning.
modella l'apprendimento.
I walk up to DeSean, and I say,
avvicinandomi a DeSean, gli dico:
I'm a math genius!"
sono un genio in matematica!"
to read," he would say.
diceva.
who remain trapped in illiteracy.
che restano bloccati nell'analfabetismo.
Department of Education,
dell'Istruzione degli USA,
of black male fourth graders
di quarta elementare
to reading children face,
che i bambini incontrano nella lettura,
educators need to be.
culturalmente competenti.
for the past eight years,
da otto anni,
of cultural competency,
della competenza culturale,
la capacità di tradurre
to know or be able to do
sappia o sia capace di fare
that they find relevant and engaging.
trovi interessanti e coinvolgenti.
I assess an audience.
guardo il pubblico.
professional, conservative?
professionisti, conservatori?
le mie barzellette
would generate the most laughter.
possa far ridere di più.
I could tell bar jokes.
potrei raccontare le barzellette da bar.
reading experiences for children
delle esperienze di lettura per i bambini
of telling bar jokes in a church.
raccontate in chiesa.
why so many children don't read.
così tanti bambini non leggono.
should be two-way.
dovrebbero essere reciproci.
as empty buckets to be filled with facts
come secchi da riempire di nozioni
and school policies
e politiche scolastiche
a stare seduti immobili come statue
the individual learning needs,
i bisogni individuali dell'apprendimento,
promoted to black boys
proposti ai ragazzi neri
civil rights and biographies.
schiavitù, diritti civili e biografie.
in the United States are black males.
degli insegnanti sono maschi neri.
are raised by single mothers.
sono cresciuti da madri single.
who have never seen a black man reading.
mai visto un uomo nero leggere.
encourage him to read.
che li incoraggiasse a leggere.
what social cues are present
quali segnali nella società
a young black boy to conclude
something he should do?
Barbershop Books.
dedicata all'alfabetizzazione
reading spaces in barber shops.
destinati ai bambini dai barbieri.
identify as readers.
a identificarsi come lettori.
once or twice a month.
una o due volte al mese.
more than they see their fathers.
vedono i loro padri.
to a male-centered space
a uno spazio prettamente maschile,
and boys' early reading experiences.
esperienze di lettura dei ragazzi neri.
basato sull'identità
recommended by black boys.
raccomandati da ragazzi neri.
that they actually want to read.
leggere veramente.
Kids and Family Report
children look for when choosing a book
un bambino guarda quando sceglie un libro
black boys and other children to read
i ragazzi neri e altri bambini a leggere
relevant male reading models
modelli maschili adatti nelle letture
that adults love so much
che gli adulti amano tanto,
like "Gross Greg".
o anche volgari come "Gross Greg".
Greg calls them delicious little sugars."
Greg le chiama deliziosi zuccherini."
hanno appena avuto,
and desperately need more of that.
e ne hanno un disperato bisogno.
that plague American education
che affliggono l'istruzione in America
delle esperienze di lettura
to say three words:
a dire tre parole:
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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