Children, Language, and Literacy: Diverse Learners in Diverse Times

by Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807749745
• ISBN13: 9780807749746
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

K teacher installs house area after 7 years

Excellent book. Short book which covers a lot of ground. I'm a K teacher. Dyson is helping me improve how I think about the big subjects in the title - children, language, and literacy. After SEVEN years, I'm somewhat ashamed to say, I've finally put a housekeeping area in my room. Also recently read her 'Social Worlds of Children Learning to Write' (1993). Also excellent.