For those who don’t know Dr. Eugene Williams is a local author and
school teacher who has created a series of word search books using
influential African Americans with the intentions to improve literacy
throughout young America. He began making these books after realizing
that the majority of his high school students did not know the meaning
of words in the curriculum, how to spell them or use them in sentences.
There have already been books made about Martin Luther King and Barack
Obama and now there is one about LeBron James and has 94 pages with word
puzzles, word charts and definitions. These books are not only for
students but parents as well due to the face that they not only educate
about word but give you a brief background on LeBron about his lifestyle
and his dedication to basketball.
Dr. Eugene
Williams, one of the authors of Outstanding African-Americans: A Text Reconstruction
Program for Improving Writing, Reading, and Reasoning Skills, says:
"Text Reconstruction is a powerful method for improving
writing, reasoning, and reading skills. Working through these exercises strengthens
a student's ability to write papers with fewer spelling and grammar errors, and with
better logical organization.
In addition, I believe it would be useful for all
students to read these biographies and learn about the history of racial discrimination in
America -- the discrimination that Satchel Paige and Marian Anderson encountered, that
Thurgood Marshall, Dr. King, and Jesse Jackson fought -- in order to better understand the
need for continued vigilance to ensure that prejudice in educational and economic
opportunities can no longer exist.
It would also be useful for all students to read these
biographies to learn about the work of black Americans such as Charles Drew and Garrett
Morgan, so that they would see the contributions to human progress that African-Americans
can make if given a fair chance."
Dr. Eugene Williams Sr., Director
Potential National Merit Scholars Program
Washington, D.C.
Potential National Merit Scholars Program
Washington, D.C.
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