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Dyson, Anne Haas – Written Communication, 2008
Young children are growing up in a time when literacy practices and textual productions are in flux. Yet literacy curricula, particularly for those deemed "at risk," are tightly focused on the written language "basics." What are the potential consequences? In this article, the author considers this question, drawing on an ethnographic study of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Written Language, Ethnography, Grade 1
Dyson, Anne Haas – 1989
A case study traces the evolution of "once-upon-a-time" in a child's classroom story writing, drawing upon data collected in a three-year study of writing development in an urban magnet school. The subject, Mitzi, is observed from kindergarten through second grade. The study assumes that stories are cultural discourse forms that serve…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing