{"product_id":"writing-the-school-house-blues-anne-haas-dyson-9780807765777","title":"Writing the School House Blues: Literacy, Equity, and Belonging in a Child's Early Schooling","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne Dyson confronts race and racism head-on with this ethnographic study of a child's efforts to belong--to be a child among children. Follow the journey of a small Black child, Ta'Von, as he moves from a culturally inclusive preschool through the early grades in a school located in a majority white neighborhood. Readers will see Ta'Von encountering obstacles but finding agency and joy through writing and music-making, especially his love of the blues. Most attempts at desegregating schools are studied by reducing individual children to demographic statistics and test scores. This book, instead, provides a child's perspective on challenges to classroom inclusion. Ta'Von's journey demonstrates that it is within children's peer worlds--formed in response to institutional policies and practices like desegregation initiatives, standardized testing, and a curricular focus on so-called \"basic literacy skills\"--that inequity becomes part of the experience of childhood. This book examines policies about literacy testing and teaching, including the potential power of the written word and of the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA fresh approach to issues of inclusion, equity, and learning opportunities as seen through a child's eye.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNarrative vignettes that bring to life the equity issues of everyday school experiences. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of the kinds of challenges to inclusion that may be faced by minoritized children in majority-dominated schools.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails about changing institutional literacy policies and practices over time and grade level, emphasizing their impact on relationships and learning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples of teachers and children enacting inclusive communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Haas Dyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807765775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807765777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.24w x 0.50d","brand":"Anne Haas Dyson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045463650559,"sku":"9780807765777","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f79e506-90ba-4e19-8540-a86b91e0a12c.jpg?v=1684978903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-the-school-house-blues-anne-haas-dyson-9780807765777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}