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Anne Dyson, On Childhood Literacy

Thu, January 14, 2016
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
311 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave.

Time: 4 p.m.
Event Host: Literacy Studies and Diversity and Inclusion, Dept of English
Short Description: Anne Haas Dyson is Professor of English and Education at University of Illinois.


Writing as Textual Playground: Symbolic Play, Transmediation and Children's Textual Worlds

Anne Haas Dyson is professor of English and education at University of Illinois. Dyson aims, first, to bring respect and intellectual attention to childhood cultures and their relationship to school learning. Second, she aims to document the diversity of resources (languages, popular culture texts, semiotic tools, everyday experiences) our diverse school children bring with them with which to participate intellectually and socially in school, especially in written language development.

Co-sponsored by Literacy Studies and Diversity and Inclusion, Department of English.

For more information visit Literacy Studies.

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