Professional Background
Professor of Education
Educational Background
B.A., Barnard College (Spanish Literature); M.A.T., Harvard University (Teaching Modern Foreign Languages); Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Early Childhood Education, Language and Reading Development Program)
Scholarly Interests
Early childhood education. Language in the classroom. Qualitative research. Childhood bilingualism.
Selected Publications
Ways of Assessing Children and Curriculum: Stories of Early Childhood Practice (Teachers College Press).
The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community (National Council of Teachers of English).
"Talking their way into print: English language learners in a pre-kindergarten classroom" (Beginning Reading and Writing).
"Teaching in early childhood education: Understanding practices through research and theory" (Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4th ed.).
Celia Genishi
Professor of Education
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