Cazden, Courtney B(orden)

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CAZDEN, Courtney B(orden)

CAZDEN, Courtney B(orden). American, b. 1925. Genres: Education. Career: Elementary school teacher in public schools, 1947-49, 1954-61, and 1974-75; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, assistant professor, 1965-68, associate professor, 1968-71, professor, 1971-. Visiting professor at US and Australian colleges and universities. Publications: Environmental Assistance to the Child's Acquisition of Grammar, 1965; Child Language and Education, 1972; (ed. with V.P. John and D. Hymes) Functions of Language in the Classroom, 1972; (ed.) Language in Early Childhood Education, 1972; Classroom Discourse: The Language of Teaching and Learning, 1988; (coauthor) Whole Language Plus, 1992. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Longfellow Hall 205, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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