The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community

by Celia Genishi

This volume explores the nature of story - the basic function it serves, its connections to the diverse sociocultural landscape of our society, and its power in the classroom. The work explores how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814133002
• ISBN13: 9780814133002
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Especially for English and creative writing teachers

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Anne Haas Dyson (Professor, School of Education, University of California) and Celia Genishi (Professor of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University), The Need For Story: Cultural Diversity In Classroom And Community is an informed and informative selection of insightful and thoughtful essays by diverse and learned authors focusing upon the role that stories (commonly held tale types in popular culture) and creative writing in the classroom play in the evolution of young minds. From analyzing multicultural literature for children, to teaching storytelling abilities as early as kindergarten, question whether a gender-related, natural talent for storytelling actually limits a young woman's career options, steering her away from mathematics or science fields, The Need For Story is highly recommended reading, especially for English and creative writing teachers.