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Cooper, Patricia M.

The classrooms all young children need lessons in teaching from Vivian Paley / [electronic resource] : Patricia M. Cooper. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (x, 235 p.)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: An'N of 1' -- Introduction: Why interpret the clear? -- Early literacy, play, and a teaching philosophy -- Fantasy play and young children's search for meaning -- Storytelling and story acting : meaning extended -- Teaching as a moral act, classrooms as democratic spaces -- Race, pedagogy, and the search for fairness -- Fairness extended : superheroes, helicopters, and the unchosen -- Epilogue: The classrooms young children need--an'N of many' -- Appendix A: Guide to implementation of Paley's storytelling curriculum -- Appendix B: Sample stories -- Appendix C: Sample transcript of child dictation -- Appendix D: Becoming a teacher of stories.

ISBN: 9780226115252 (electronic bk.) 0226115259 (electronic bk.)

Source: OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Personal Names:
Paley, Vivian Gussin, 1929-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Early childhood education--Philosophy.
Play.
Storytelling.
Fantasy in children.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: LB1139.23 / .C66 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 372.2101