By Different Paths to Common Outcomes

Author: Marie M. Clay
Format: Paperback
Published: Stenhouse Publishers, 1998

This collection of essays includes previously unpublished articles as well as several of Dr. Clay's seminal papers. She reiterates many of the concerns that lie at the heart of her work with young children - the sensitive observation of the constructive child, the challenges of early encounters with how we put language down in print, introducing storybooks to children, and how we can better adapt to diversity in our classrooms. Other articles call for changes in how teachers think about three things: literacy awareness as it develops before and after the transition to school, the power of writing for all children in early literacy encounters, and conversation as a tool for vastly improving teaching interactions. Each chapter in this collection could provide a centerpiece for a workshop, the background reading for several group discussions, or an opportunity for practicing teachers to challenge themselves.