Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
Елвін Ірбі: Як надихнути дитину читати протягом всього життя
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.
мої читацькі навички.
reading lessons at our kitchen table
на вихідних за кухонним столом,
didn't exactly inspire a love of reading.
мене на читання книжок.
read short stories and did spelling tests.
і виконували тести з правопису.
to be switched into another class.
перевести мене до іншого класу.
I joined advanced English.
класу поглибленого вивчення мови.
two book reports that semester.
та написали їхній аналіз.
between these two English classes
white people come from?"
70 percent black and Latino,
темношкірих та латиноамериканців,
had white students everywhere.
повсюди сиділи лише білі учні.
with institutionalized racism
with reading forever.
ставлення до читання.
on a school, a teacher or curriculum
щоб школа, вчитель або програма
than being intellectual,
ніж інтелектуальних міркувань
other people to dictate
щоб інші люди нав’язували,
I had stumbled upon a key
я знайшов шлях,
from one reading level to another,
та розподіляти за рівнями,
to memorize lists of unfamiliar words,
вчити списки незнайомих слів,
this question:
to identify as readers?
стати читачами?
I taught in the Bronx,
якого я навчав у Бронксі,
how identity shapes learning.
як індивідуальність впливає на навчання.
I walk up to DeSean, and I say,
я підійшов до Дешона і сказав:
I'm a math genius!"
я геній математики!»
to read," he would say.
відповів він.
who remain trapped in illiteracy.
все ще залишаються безграмотними.
Department of Education,
Міністерства освіти США,
of black male fourth graders
четвертокласників
to reading children face,
у дитини читання,
educators need to be.
має бути педагог.
for the past eight years,
восьми років естрадним коміком,
of cultural competency,
культурної компетентності,
to know or be able to do
щоб хтось опанував,
that they find relevant and engaging.
як цікава й актуальна.
I assess an audience.
я оцінюю аудиторію.
professional, conservative?
професіонали, консерватори?
чи адаптую свої жарти,
would generate the most laughter.
викличе більше сміху.
I could tell bar jokes.
я міг би розповідати барні жарти.
reading experiences for children
читацький досвід дітей так, ніби
of telling bar jokes in a church.
why so many children don't read.
чому так багато дітей не читають.
should be two-way.
завжди двостороннім.
as empty buckets to be filled with facts
які слід наповнити знаннями.
and school policies
немов статуї,
the individual learning needs,
індивідуальний підхід
приклад.
promoted to black boys
темношкірих учнів
civil rights and biographies.
рабство, громадянські права, біографії.
in the United States are black males.
у США є темношкірими чоловіками.
are raised by single mothers.
живуть у неповних сім’ях.
who have never seen a black man reading.
бачили, щоб темношкірий чоловік читав.
encourage him to read.
надихав їх читати.
what social cues are present
зможуть привести темношкірого хлопця
a young black boy to conclude
something he should do?
reading spaces in barber shops.
читати в перукарнях.
identify as readers.
стати читачами.
once or twice a month.
один чи два рази на місяць.
more than they see their fathers.
ніж власного батька.
to a male-centered space
читання і чоловіче середовище,
and boys' early reading experiences.
темношкірих юнаків та хлопчиків.
recommended by black boys.
іншими темношкірими учнями.
that they actually want to read.
хочуть читати.
children look for when choosing a book
то перш за все
black boys and other children to read
темношкірих хлопців та інших дітей
нам потрібно,
relevant male reading models
діти бачили
that adults love so much
які так подобаються дорослим,
like "Gross Greg".
наприклад, «Бридкий Грег».
Greg calls them delicious little sugars."
для Грега – смачна маленька мармеладка».
яке деякі з вас відчули,
and desperately need more of that.
і відчайдушно потребують цього.
that plague American education
яка вкоренилась в американській освіті,
досвіду,
to say three words:
сказати три слова:
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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