Celia Genishi: 3 books
Children, Language, and Literacy
Diverse Learners in Diverse Times
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In their new collaboration, Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson celebrate the genius of young children as they learn 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...
Ways of Studying Children
An Observation Manual for Early Childhood Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since the publication of the widely used Ways of Studying Children in 1959, young children and education have experienced many new influences, including an increased emphasis on learning in the early years. Focusing on children under the age of eight, this enlarged edition analyzes theories and practices...
On the Case
Approaches to Language and Literacy Research (an NCRLL Volume)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this seminal book on the construction of case studies in the field of language and literacy, the authors consider in detail what it means to be “on the case.” They evaluate the basic assumptions that ground a qualitative approach to case study methodology, the decisions entailed in designing...