Children, language, and literacy : diverse learners in diverse times / Celia Genishi, Anne Haas Dyson.

Author/creator Genishi, Celia, 1944-
Other author Dyson, Anne Haas.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press ; Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLanguage and literacy series
NAEYC ; #349
Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.) ^A258785
NAEYC (Series) #349. ^A270443
Contents Children, language, and literacy now : when children are diverse and practices are not -- Standardized language, standardized childhood -- Diverse language learners in diverse times : when the "norm" isn't English -- Play, story, and the imagination -- Written language in childhoods -- Assessing children's language and literacy : dilemmas in time -- Children with teachers : looking back and moving forward.
Abstract Even as sociocultural diversity continues to grow in the U.S., many classrooms offer a one-size-fits-all curriculum in which assessment relies heavily on standardized tests. Rejecting the narrow viewing of young children solely as prospective students, the authors see them as "simultaneously players, learners, readers of the world and words, artists--among other identities." This volume gives us rich evidence of the role of stories (enacted and told), imaginative play, and writing in children's language learning. --from publisher description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 147-157) and index.
LCCN 2008055103
ISBN9780807749746 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807749745 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807749753 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0807749753 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1576 .G374 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold