About the Author

Anne Haas Dyson is a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Social Worlds of Children Learning to Write in an Urban Primary School, Writing Superheroes, The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write, and with Celia Genishi, Children, Language, and Literacy: Diverse Learners in Diverse Times.

Reviews

""The most significant work that has ever been done in this area. It is superior in every respect and Anne Dyson writes like a dream."

""This book is unique in that it features students who draw on the cultural experiences of the Black church, sister and brother play-family games, rap, and Black popular music. It should be ideal in courses on literacy learning."