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High-Quality Math Learning and Family Engagement Among Black Preschoolers and Their Families (Zoom)

Join us via Zoom for the March Crane Research Forum as Dr. Ashli-Ann Douglas discusses supporting math learning among Black preschoolers.

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Dr. Ashli-Ann Douglas, research associate in Mathematics Education at WestEd

 

Research has demonstrated that families’ efforts to support their preschool-aged children’s math learning at home are significantly related to their children’s math skills which are, in turn, strong predictors of their later math achievement. In this session, Dr. Ashli-Ann Douglas will review the research literature on home math engagement and discuss a recent study on Black families’ involvement in, perspectives about, and desired resources for supporting their preschool-aged children’s math learning. Dr. Douglas will discuss how these findings can inform math instruction within preschool programs to better support the math development of Black preschoolers and improve family-school partnerships focused on early math.

Dr. Ashli-Ann Douglas is a Mathematics Education Researcher at WestEd and a co-facilitator of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Early Math Interest Forum. She works to understand and improve the quality of mathematics teaching and learning, with special interests in early childhood education, student mindset, and culturally responsive-sustaining learning opportunities. She has disseminated research findings through professional development workshops, conference presentations, nontechnical reports, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Douglas earned a PhD and MS in Developmental Psychology from Vanderbilt University and a BA in Psychology from Fisk University. She has also completed certificates in elementary school and college teaching and is a certified reviewer for the What Works Clearinghouse group design standards v5.0.

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Exploring the Development and Experiences of Dual Language Learners in Early Care and Education (Zoom)

Join us via Zoom for the March Crane Research Forum as Dr. Ji-Young Choi discusses dual language learners in preschool classrooms.

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Dr. Ji-Young Choi, Crane faculty affiliate and associate professor of Human Development and Family Science at The Ohio State University

 

Understanding the experiences and development of dual language learners in preschool classrooms, where English is the primary language of instruction and interaction, is central to providing developmentally appropriate practices. During this presentation, Dr. Choi will highlight research that refutes deficit views on dual language development and education and will explore equitable classroom environments for linguistically diverse children. She will also discuss implications for early childhood programs and educators working with dual language learners.

Dr. Choi is an expert on early childhood development of multilingual learners. Her research investigates two connected areas: (1) how and why individual developmental differences emerge during 0 to 5 years; and (2) how to better support this early development for children from linguistically and economically diverse backgrounds. She has served as a principal and co-investigator on several federally funded research projects and has published peer-reviewed studies in leading research journals.

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Harnessing the Power of Hope and Belonging to Buffer the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Zoom)

Join us via Zoom for the February Crane Research Forum as Dr. Brett Zyromski discusses ways to buffer against the impact of childhood trauma.

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Dr. Brett Zyromski, associate professor and program chair of the Counselor Education Program at The Ohio State University

 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood and have long-term impacts on a variety of our future health and educational outcomes, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Every day we interact with adults who are struggling with the long-term consequences of childhood trauma, and most of us have also experienced at least one ACE ourselves. However, there is good news. We can address systems that create trauma, and we can invest in protective factors, such as hope and belonging, that help buffer against the impact of ACEs. In this session, Dr. Zyromski will explore the impacts of ACEs on both children and those working or living with children. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for building hope and belonging to help children and adults survive and thrive through the potentially traumatic events of childhood.

Dr. Brett Zyromski is an expert on enhancing protective factors like connectedness to support children who have experienced ACEs, while at the same time deconstructing the systems that create the need for such interventions. His research also examines the effectiveness of socially-just and evidence-based practices for school counselors in both their interventions and in their education and evaluation. Dr. Zyromski has presented before international audiences and has authored numerous articles and book chapters.

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2023 Symposium on Children- Getting Ready to Read

The first phase of reading development occurs between 0 and 5 years of age, when young children are developing their skills as emergent readers and writers. During this phase, children are developing fundamental understandings of the symbol systems used to read and write, including letters and words. Children will draw upon these understandings in the primary grades, when children are formally taught to read. The Crane Center’s 10th Symposium on Children is designed to enhance fundamental understanding of reading and writing development during early childhood for practitioners, administrators, researchers, and policymakers to support young children as they get ready to read!

This year’s Symposium on Children will feature Dr. Sonia Cabell, associate professor at Florida State University and research faculty at the Florida Center for Reading Research, and a recognized expert on early language and literacy development. Dr. Cabell will discuss the science of early childhood reading and writing development and ways to support skill development among young children as they get ready to read.

Following the keynote, attendees can choose to attend a breakout session before coming back together for brief flash talks will feature innovative early literacy work from around the state with implications for both early literacy policy and practice.  We look forward to welcoming you back in-person for this very special 10th anniversary of the Symposium on Children. This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.

For information on the Schoenbaum Family Center (SFC) and Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy (CCEC): https://earlychildhood.ehe.osu.edu/

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