Shayne Piasta, Michiko Hikida, Mandy Smith, Theodore Chao
piasta.1@osu.edu, hikida.3@osu.edu, smith.7810@osu.edu, chao.160@osu.edu
Teaching and Learning, Reading & Literacy in Early & Middle Childhood
PANEL: Language as a Key to Early Education: Faculty Research Findings and Implications for Educator Preparation
Language is a key component of teaching and learning, regardless of disciplinary domain. In this panel session, four faculty members with expertise in literacy, science, mathematics, and reading will present research findings and discuss the ways in which educator preparation programs can foster language that facilitates early education.