We launched a survey to gauge interest in our upcoming research projects. We want to hear your thoughts and see if you’re interested in participating! Follow the link below to take the survey, and please share with anyone you know who may be interested!

We had a great time at the 2024 CCEC Symposium on Children! A few members of our lab got to share some of our research with a broad audience of scholars, educators, and policy makers.

Dr. Shayne Piasta will be accepting applications from students seeking to begin a Ph.D. with an early literacy research focus in the 2025-2026 academic year!​

Dr. Piasta is committed to supporting the next generation of early literacy researchers. EL³ Ph.D. trainees join team projects to gain hands-on experience conducting school-based and in-lab research studies (recruitment, intervention, assessment, protocol and measure development, data management). Students are highly engaged in quantitative data analysis and dissemination activities, including dissemination to practitioners and other education stakeholders. Dr. Piasta has funding for at least two new incomng Ph.D. students starting in Autumn, 2025.​

Dr. Piasta’s doctoral advisees enroll in the Literacies, Literature, and Learning specialization in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Ph.D. applications are due December 1, 2024. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to Dr. Piasta (Piasta.1@osu.edu) ahead of application submission to discuss overlap in research interests; in their application, they should indicate in the personal statement that they have interest in working with Dr. Piasta and/or other specific faculty within the program. Questions about the Ph.D. program or application process can be directed to tl-academicservices@osu.edu.

We are excited to announce the EL³ Newsletter! Released once per semester, the Newsletter will feature information about:

• new research findings and accompanying instructional implications
• opportunities to partner on research
• new publications
• media and interview coverage
• and more!

To read the Spring ’24 issue of the Newsletter, click here!

To sign up to receive the Newsletter to your inbox each semester, click here!

We are looking for undergraduate students who are interested in early childhood education, literacy, and learning to join our lab as research assistants! Follow the links below to learn more about the opportunities we have beginning Autumn 2024, or email us at EL3@osu.edu to ask questions and get more information.

Read about research opportunities

Read about the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Initiative