TR 53. The Case of the Singing Scientist: A Performance Perspective on the "Stages" of School Literacy

By: Anne Haas Dyson
Publication: National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy Technical Report
Date: 1991

Summary: This case study looks at an African-American child in an urban K/1 classroom who used writing activities to perform, rather than simply to communicate. The study examines the links between oral performance and literacy pedagogy.