Children, Language, and Literacy by Celia Genishi

Children, Language, and Literacy by Celia Genishi

In their new collaboration, Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson celebrate the genius of young children who are learning language and literacy in our diverse times. Despite burgeoning sociocultural diversity, many early childhood classrooms (pre-K to grade 2) offer a one-size-fits-all curriculum in which learning is too often assessed by standardized tests. In contrast, Genishi and Dyson proclaim diversity as the new norm. They feature stories of children whose language learning is impossible to standardize and teachers who do not follow scripts. These master teachers observe, informally assess, respond to, and grow with their students—some of whom are rapid language learners and some of whom become speakers, readers, and writers at “child speed.” Much of this learning, regardless of tempo, is found within the language-rich contexts of play. Chapters focus on children’s ways of communicating through varied modes, including the use of nonverbal expression; languages such as Spanish, English, and the variant of English known as African American Language; and multiple media. Throughout the text there is a resistance to labels such as “at risk” and a much-needed advocacy for child-sensible practices in a world where diversity is indeed the “new norm.”

Dyson, Anne Haas: - Anne Haas Dyson, Ph.D., is Faculty Excellence Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher at the El Paso Catholic Diocese in El Paso, Texas in 1972. She received her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas in 1981. In 1984, she published her first book with her good friend and colleague Celia Genishi titled Language Assessment in the Early Years. Since this first publication, she has published 12 books. Her most recent book was an edited volume titled Child Cultures, Schooling, and Literacy: Global Perspectives on Composing Unique Lives, which was published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group in 2016. Her latest book features her collaborative global research project on children learning to write. In addition, she has written over 100 journal articles and book chapters all regarding children's writing. In 2015, along with Celia Genishi, she received the prestigious Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from NCTE. This award recognizes their distinguished careers and their major contributions to the field of English Language Arts.

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ISBN 13	9780807749746
ISBN 10	0807749745
Title	Children, Language, and Literacy
Author	Celia Genishi
Series	Language And Literacy Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Teachers' College Press
Year published	2009-05-30
Number of pages	176
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