| Speaker |
Dr. Cecilia Genishi, Professor of Education, Teacher's College, Columbia |
| Date |
March 9, 2007 |
| Time |
11:00 am |
| Location |
Room 62, Krannert Art Museum |
| Cost |
Free and Open to the Public |
| Curriculum and Instruction: Division of Language & Literacy |
| Contact |
Christine DeNicolo, Asst. Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
| E-Mail |
cpd@uiuc.edu |
| Phone |
217-244-8286 |
| Description |
Among the "diversities" that children in U.S. schools increasingly demonstrate is diversity of language use. In this talk Celia Genishi will present aspects of a study of the language learning of prekindergarten children in a New York City Head Start Center who are "latino." Most are of Mexican heritage, and a minority come from families that speak Mixtec, an indigenous language of southern Mexico. Findings will be framed within the context of related research on second-language learning and of the current pressure of standards and tests on prekindergartners' "time to learn."
Celia Genishi is professor of education and coordinator of the program in early childhood education Department of Curriculum and Teaching. A former secondary Spanish and preschool teacher, she now teaches courses related to early childhood education, language and literacy, and qualitative research methods. She is co-author (with Millie Almy) of Ways of Studying Children and (with Anne Haas Dyson) of The Need for Story: Diversity in Classroom and Community and On the Case: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research. She is a longtime member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the National Council of Teachers of English. She is a recipient of the Advocate for Justice Award, from the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. |
