ReWRITING the Basics: Literacy Learning in Children's Cultures

by Anne Haas Dyson

Book Overview

What are the real "basics" of writing, how should they be taught, and what do they look like in children's worlds? In her new book, Anne Haas Dyson shows how highly scripted writing curricula and regimented class routines work against young children's natural social learning processes. Readers will have a front-row seat in Mrs. Bee's kindergarten and Mrs. Kay's 1st-grade class, where these dedicated teachers taught writing basics in schools serving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807754552
• ISBN13: 9780807754559
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"