Presentations | Early Literacy and Learning Lab

Listed below are presentations that Dr. Piasta has given about her work and research.

Invited Presentations | Peer-Reviewed Presentations

Invited Presentations

Piasta, S.B. (2024, February 22). Getting started with open science: Practical advice for (literacy) education scholars [Invited talk]. Literacy Colloquy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2023, November 7). The science of teaching the alphabet [Invited talk]. Whitehall City Schools Innovation Conference, Whitehall, OH, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2023, November 2). The science of reading: Misperceptions, possibilities, and future directions [Invited keynote talk]. Kit and Dick Schmoker Reading Center, the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Lincoln, NE, United States.
Piasta. S.B. (2023, August 10). Practices to ProPELL young children’s language learning in early childhood classrooms [Invited talk]. Lexia Educational Leadership Council. Boston, MA, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2023, March 28). Supporting language development in early childhood classrooms: Current efforts and new directions [Invited talk]. Research to Practice, Reading and Writing Centre, Department of Education, Queensland, Australia.
Piasta, S.B. (2022, November 17). What we do and do not know about the science of alphabet instruction [Invited Presentation]. Reading Science Academy.
Piasta, S.B. (2022, September 18). Managing large, collaborative research projects [Invited talk]. Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Research Colloquium, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2022, September 7). Moving from efficacy to effectiveness: Understanding the impacts and implementation of a preschool emergent literacy intervention [Invited research forum presentation]. Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2022, March 30). Furthering the science of (teaching) reading [Distinguished lecture]. Center for Research on Challenges in the Acquisition of Language and Literacy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2020, June). Early childhood educators’ knowledge to support early literacy: Research and implications. Invited presentation for the Voyager-Sopris Online Literacy Symposium [online conference].
Piasta, S.B., O’Connell, A.A., Logan, J.A.R., & Reed, S. (2019, April). Personnel, resources, and putting it all together. Workshop presented at the Gearing Up 4 Your Grant Proposal: Intervention Development and Efficacy Series, Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2019, February). Budget preparation. Workshop presented at the Gearing Up 4 Your Grant Proposal: Intervention Development and Efficacy Series, Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2019, January). Tricks of the trade: Strategies for research planning and implementation. Invited panel presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Annual Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, November). Fidelity and implementation. Workshop presented at the Gearing Up 4 Your Grant Proposal: Intervention Development and Efficacy Series, Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, October). Iterative development of interventions. Faculty panel presented at the Gearing Up 4 Your Grant Proposal: Intervention Development and Efficacy Series, Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, September). Supporting language and comprehension in early childhood and elementary classrooms: Results from recent research. Invited presentation at the Human Development and Family Studies Colloquium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Piasta, S.B., O’Connell, A.A., Logan, J.A.R., & Reed, S. (2018, August). Overview and IES grants. Workshop presented at the Gearing Up 4 Your Grant Proposal: Intervention Development and Efficacy Series, Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, March). Efforts to improve language and comprehension in early childhood and elementary classrooms. Invited presentation for the Center on Intervention Research in Schools, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, February). Using research to improve educational practice: Tracing my scholarship from Fenwick past to Ohio State present. Invited presentation for the 50^th Anniversary Celebration of the Fenwick Scholar Program, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
Piasta, S.B. (2017, October). Leveraging language to improve reading (and other) outcomes. Invited presentation for Columbus City Schools, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., O’Connell, A.A., ²Mauck, S.A., ²Soto Ramirez, P., ²Weber-Mayrer, M., ¹Schachter, R.E.,² Farley, K.S., & ¹Spear, C.F. (2017, September). The importance of evaluating educational practices: Results from a randomized controlled trial of a U.S. statewide professional development program for early childhood educators. Invited poster presented at the Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science Symposium, Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
Piasta, S.B. (2017, March). Using empirical evidence to improve educational outcomes for young children. Invited presentation at the Office of Responsible Research Practices Lunch and Learn, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2017, February). So you’re starting a doctoral program: A few points to consider. Invited presentation for Prospective PhD Student Visit Day, Department of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2016, December). Institute of Education Sciences funding. Invited presentation for the College of Education and Human Ecology Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2016, February). Writing and publishing the scholarly journal article. Presentation at the Reading and Literacy in Early and Middle Childhood winter event, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
Piasta, S.B. (2016, February). Unspoken lessons: Tacit knowledge from my doctoral and junior faculty experiences. Invited keynote presentation at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2015, December). Cross-disciplinary collaboration within the Language and Reading Research Consortium. Invited presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Annual Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B. (2015, October). A faculty member’s perspective: Considerations and suggestions for navigating the consent process. Invited presentation at IRB Issues Workshop, Office of Research, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2015, April). Using empirical evidence to improve educational outcomes for young children. Invited keynote presentation to the Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Piasta, S.B. (2015, April). Empirical findings concerning alphabet knowledge development and instruction. Invited presentation at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy First Friday Colloquium, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2014, May). Grant writing: Measures and assessments. Invited presentation to the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Grant Writing Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2013, August). Reading difficulties: Information and recommendations for early childhood educators. Invited presentation at the Learn4Life Conference, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2013, March). Evaluation of statewide literacy professional development for early childhood educators: Preliminary findings from the first two cohorts. Invited virtual poster presentation at the annual Institute of Education Sciences Investigators Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B. (2013, January). Results from two efforts to improve early childhood education via professional development. Invited presentation at the University of Southern Denmark’s Child Language Conference, Odense, Denmark.
Piasta, S.B. (2013, January). Considerations for home- and family-based language and literacy research: Implementation integrity. Invited workshop at the Center for Child Language, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Piasta, S.B. (2012, September). Language development in preschool classrooms: Results from a recent randomized controlled trial. Invited presentation at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Piasta, S.B. (2012, September). Breaking into the grant scene: Obstacles and tips for junior researchers. Invited presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Principal Investigators meeting, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B. (2012, August). Using data to better support preschoolers’ paths to school readiness. Invited presentation at the Learn4Life Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
Piasta, S. B. (2010, June). What we know about alphabet learning and instruction. Invited presentation at the Brown Bag and Research Conversation on Language and Literacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2010, January 6). Learning and development in the early years: Language, literacy, and beyond. Invited presentation to Columbus Working Moms organization, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S. B. (2009, March). Post-PIRT post-doc: Life after graduate school. Invited presentation to the Pre-doctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Fellows at the Florida Center for Reading Research, Tallahassee, FL.
Piasta, S. B. (2008, June). Promoting preschoolers’ acquisition of alphabet knowledge: A comparison of two instructional approaches. Invited presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D. C.
Piasta, S. B. (2008, January). Instruction and acquisition of alphabet knowledge. Invited presentation at the Florida Reading Research Symposium Series, Tallahassee, FL.
Piasta, S. B., & Wagner, R. K. (2007, March). Development of alphabetic knowledge: Effects of letter properties, child characteristics, and their interactions. Invited presentation at the Florida Reading Research Symposium Series, Tallahassee, FL.

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

Bridges, M., ²Arslan, Z., ²Wilson, A., ³Lightcap, Z., Piasta, S.B., Fleming, K., De Santis, M.K., & Hogan, T. (2024, July). Grade 1 teachers’ reported literacy curricula and practices to support language [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Piasta, S.B., Hudson, A.K., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C., & Lewis, K. (2024, July). Preschoolers’ alphabet knowledge learning and subsequent reading and spelling skills [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Copenhagen, Denmark.
²Sheranian, K., Goldberg, M., Bridges, M., ²Risueño, R.J., Gray, S., Laud, L., Piasta, S.B., Fleming, K., Rasner, M., & Hogan, T. (2024, July). Initial findings from a research practice partnership: Implementation of an evidence-based Tier 1 language curriculum supplement [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Schachter, R. E., Knoche, L. L., ²Lu, J., ²Goldberg, M., ²Wernick, P. D., Piasta, S. B., & ²Lancaster, H. (2024, July 11-13). The impacts of early childhood coaching on teacher and child reading-related outcomes [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Park, S., Piasta, S.B., & Sayer, P. (2024, April 11-14). Multisensory alphabet instruction for English monolingual and emergent bilingual children [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Gearin, B., Chattergoon, R., Brooke, L., Kim, Y.-S., & Piasta, S.B. (2024, April 11-14). Effects of a professional development program on third grade reading achievement in the context of Colorado’s READ Act [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Schachter, R., Lu, J., Goldberg, M., Knoche, L., Wernick, P., & Piasta, S.B. (2024, April 11-14). A meta-analysis of coaching and coaching processes on early childhood teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices [Round table session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
¹Shen, Y., Piasta, S. B., Logan, J. A. R., Hudson, A., Lewis, K., & Zettler-Greeley, C. (2024, January 31-Februrary 2). Emergent writing and later reading for children at risk for reading difficulties [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado, CA, United States.
Piasta, S.B., ¹Shen, Y., Hogan, T., Bridges M., & Fleming, K. (2024, January 31-February 2). Characteristics of students potentially in need of school-based comprehension supports [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado, CA, United States.
Logan, J.A.R., Piasta, S.B., Purtell, K.M., Schachter, R.E., & ²Nichols, R. (2024, January 31-February 2). Early childhood language gains, kindergarten readiness, and grade 3 reading achievement [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado, CA, United States.
²Swanz, L., Logan, J.A.R., & Piasta, S.B. (2024, January 31-February 2). Narrowing the achievement gap: Issues in measurement and a proposed solution [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado, CA, United States.
Neal, C., Nelson-Strouts, K., Bridges, M., Piasta, S.B., Fleming, K., & Hogan, T. (2023, November 16-18). The relationship between reading comprehension, narratives, and word reading in first graders with language delays [Poster presentation]. American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. Boston, MA, United States.
¹Hudson, A., Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., ²Sayers, R., Bailet, L., Zettler-Greeley, C., & Lewis, K. (2023, July 19-22). Predictors of small-group emergent literacy intervention dosage [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Port Douglas, Australia. [Withdrawn]
Piasta, S.B., ²Ceviren, B., Logan, J.A.R., Purtell, K., Schachter, R.E., ¹Cutler, L., ¹Gabas, C., & ²Zimmermann, K. (2023, July 19-22). Linguistic features of preschool teacher and child talk during circle time and prediction of children’s language learning [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Port Douglas, Australia.
²Ceviren, A. B., Logan, J. A. R., Kim, M., & Piasta, S. B. (2023, May 4-5). Examining the dynamic relations between phonological awareness and print knowledge with latent change score modeling [Virtual paper presentation]. American Education Research Association. Chicago, IL, United States.
Lewis, K., Piasta, S. B., Hudson, A., & Zettler-Greeley, C. M. (2023, March 23–25). Do preschoolers’ classroom and home environment profiles predict their literacy skill outcomes? [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
²Kim, H., ²Zimmermann, K., ²Ceviren, B., & Piasta, S. B. (2023, February 16). Associations among sophisticated words used in book texts, teacher’s use of sophisticated words, and children’s use of sophisticated words during shared book reading in preschool classrooms [Poster presentation]. College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. 
¹Hudson, A., Bailet, L.L., Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., & Lewis, K. (2022, September 21-24). Using latent class moderation to examine the differential treatment of an emergent literacy intervention for preschool children at-risk for reading difficulties [Poster presentation]. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, Arlington, VA, United States.
¹Cutler, L., ¹Gabas, C., ²Kim, H., Piasta, S.B., & Schachter, R. (2022, July 13-16). Differences in shared book reading and lexical complexity in higher and lower language gains classrooms [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, California, United States.
Piasta, S.B. (2022, July 13-16). The science of alphabet instruction [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, California, United States.
²Kim, H., ²Park, S., Piasta, S. B., ¹Cutler, L., Schachter, R. E., & ¹Gabas, C. (2022, February 23). Differences in the linguistic environment between early childhood classrooms in which children exhibit higher versus lower language gains [Poster presentation]. College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Schachter, R. E., ¹Gabas, C., Piasta, S. B., Purtell, K., & ¹Cutler, L. (2022, April 22-25). Generative versus constrained contexts: Differentiating early childhood classrooms where children make above average language gains. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA, United States.
Lewis, K., Zettler-Greeley, C., & Piasta, S.B. (2022, February 15–18). Do emotionally supportive classrooms predict behavioral engagement during small-group instruction? [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA, United States.
Schachter, R.E., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., & Piasta, S.B. (2021, December 1-4). Associations between preschool teachers’ emergent literacy data practices and children’s literacy gains. [Data-based paper presentation cancelled]. Literacy Research Association’s 71st Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Bridges, M., ²Nelson-Strouts, K., Piasta, S.B., Hikida, H., & ²Park, S. (2021, November). The development and validity of a language knowledge measure for preservice early childhood educators [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Bailet, L.L., Lewis, K., ²Thomas, L.J.G., & ²Sayers, R. (2021, July 13-16). Immediate and longitudinal results from a preschool efficacy trial of a small-group, emergent literacy intervention implemented under routine conditions [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.
¹Cutler, L., Piasta, S.B., ²Helsabeck, N., Purtell, K., Schachter, R., & ¹Gabas, C. (2021, July 13-16). Language and literacy opportunities and early childhood learning gains: Foundations for reading comprehension [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.
Lewis, K., Zettler-Greeley, C., Logan, J.A.R., Piasta, S.B., ²Thomas, L.J.G., Schneider, N., & Bailet, L.L. (2021, February 23-26). Behavior management, engagement, and emergent literacy during small-group intervention [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Schachter, R.E., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L. (2020, November 30 – December 3). What curricula do early childhood educators use and are these of sufficient quality? [Online interactive poster]. National Research Conference on Early Childhood Education.
²Joo, Y., Schachter, R.E., Piasta, S.B., & Yeomans-Maldonado, G. (2020, November 30 – December 3). What language and literacy assessments do preschool teachers use and what do they learn from those assessment? [Online interactive poster]. National Research Conference on Early Childhood Education.
²Park, S., ²Nelson-Strouts, K., Piasta, S.B., Hikida, M., & Bridges, M.S. (2020, November 10, 18). Developing a measure of preservice teachers’ content knowledge of oral language [Poster presentation]. Council on Research in Student Progress and Educational Excellence Conference, Columbus, OH, United States.
Bridges, M., ²Neslon-Strouts, K., Piasta, S.B., Hikida, M., & ²Park, S. (2020, November). The development and validity of a language knowledge measure for preservice early childhood educators. Poster to be presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA, United States. (Conference canceled)
Bailet, L., Zettler-Greeley, C., Lewis, K., Logan, J.A.R., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, June). Small group instruction in Pre-K classrooms: Its potential, challenges, and supportive strategies for effective implementation. Online presentation for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Professional Learning Institute, New Orleans, LA.
Bridges, M.S., Pezold, M., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, July). The development of language-focused professional development for prekindergarten teachers. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference canceled)
Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Bailet, L.L., Lewis, K., & ²Thomas, L.J.G. (2020, July). Effects of a small-group, emergent literacy intervention for preschoolers at risk for reading difficulties when implemented under routine conditions by classroom teachers and community aides. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference canceled)
Schachter, R.E., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, July). Early childhood teachers’ knowledge regarding children’s language and literacy skills. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference canceled)
²Park, S., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, July). Do emergent bilingual children follow similar patterns in English letter-name knowledge as English-monolingual children? Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference canceled)
Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Schachter, R.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, July). How do early childhood teachers use language and literacy data for planning? A descriptive look at data users. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference canceled)
Schachter, R.E., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, April). Early childhood teachers’ data practices: A descriptive analysis. Paper to be presented at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and School Summit on Research in Early Childhood, Lincoln, NE. (Conference canceled)
²Joo. Y., Schachter, R.E., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., & Piasta, S.B. (2020, April). Teachers’ understanding of their language and literacy assessments. Poster to be presented at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and School Summit on Research in Early Childhood, Lincoln, NE. (Conference canceled)
²Park, S., ²Kim, S.B., Piasta, S.B. (2020, April). Does initial skill level matter? Understanding whether educator knowledge differentially predicts children’s emergent literacy learning. Poster to be presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled)
²Park, S. & Piasta, S.B. (2020, February). Understanding whether emergent bilingual children follow similar trends in letter name knowledge to English-monolingual children. Paper presented at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
Schachter, R.E., Piasta, S.B., & Yeomans-Maldonado, G. (2019, December). What do early childhood teachers do with literacy data? Paper presented at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
²Libnoch, H., ²Fitzgerald, L., & Piasta, S.B. (2019, December). How current preschool teachers build alphabet knowledge in the classroom: When research and practice align. Roundtable presented at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
²Groom, L.J., Piasta, S.B., Bailet, L. L., Zettler-Greeley, C. M. (2019, October). Comparing teacher reports of meaning- and code- focused skill instruction in preschool classrooms. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Symposium on Children, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L.J., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., Bailet, L.L., & Lewis, K. (2019, July). Social validity, facilitators, and challenges of implementing a small-group emergent literacy intervention in early childhood contexts. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada.
Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., ²Groom, L.J., Barnes, L., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Bailet, L.L., & Lewis, K. (2019, July). Implementation of a small-group emergent literacy intervention by preschool teachers and community aides. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada.
Cabell, S.Q., Gerde, H., Hwang, H., Bowles, R., Skibbe, L., & Piasta, S.B. (2019, July). Level and growth of children’s language and decoding skills predict later writing achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada.
Schachter, R.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2019, March). How do early childhood teachers learn about children’s writing skills and what do they know? Paper presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Schachter, R.E., Flynn, E., & Piasta, S.B. (2019, March). Teachers’ perspectives on the second year of kindergarten readiness assessment implementation: Still not benefitting instruction. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Piasta, S.B. [panel organizer]. (2019, February). Language as a key to early education: Faculty research findings and implications for educator preparation. Faculty panel presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B. (2019, February). Early childhood educators’ knowledge of language structure: Associations with classroom practices and children’s language and literacy outcomes. Paper presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L.J., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., Bailet, L.L., & Lewis, K. (2019, February). Examining the social validity, facilitators, and challenges of implementing a small-group early literacy intervention. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Park, S., ³Pahanish, D., ³Shook, B.D., & Piasta, S.B. (2019, February). Preliminary evidence from a pilot study to teach alphabet knowledge. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
³Cash, T., ²Groom, L.J., & Piasta, S.B. (2018, November). Various measures of socioeconomic status as predictors of formal and informal home literacy environments. Poster presented at The Ohio State University Autumn Undergraduate Research Festival, Columbus, OH.
³Cash, T., ²Groom, L.J., & Piasta, S.B. (2018, October). Do different measures of socioeconomic status better predict different aspects of the home literacy environment? Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Symposium on Children, Columbus, OH.
³Meier, A.N., Gerde, H.K., Skibbe L.E., Bowles, R.P., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L.M. (2018, August). A longitudinal examination of language development by gender. Poster presented at Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Kalamazoo, MI. 
Piasta, S.B., ²Park, S., ²Farley, K.S., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A.A. (2018, July). Associations between early childhood educators’ knowledge and children’s emergent literacy outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Brighton, UK.
Schachter, R.E. & Piasta, S.B. (2018, July). Early childhood teachers’ language and literacy data practices. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Brighton, UK.
Piasta, S.B. (2018, July). Critical evaluation of the conceptualizations and operationalizations of letter knowledge [discussant]. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Brighton, UK.
²Groom, L.J., Piasta, S.B., Gerde, H., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C., & Bailet, L. (2018, July). The emergent writing abilities of preschool children considered at-risk for later literacy difficulties. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Brighton, UK.
²Matthews, A., Schachter, R.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2018, June). How do differing stakeholders perceive instances of literacy instruction in early childhood classrooms? Poster presented at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA.
²Libnoch, H., ²Fitzgerald, L., & Piasta, S.B. (2018, February). Alphabet lesson development in response to educator feedback and trial lessons with children. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L., Piasta, S.B., Gerde, H., Logan, J.A.R., Zettler-Greeley, C., & Bailet, L. (2018, February). Examining the emergent writing ability of children at-risk for reading difficulties in comparison to non-at risk peers. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B., Logan, J.A.R., ²Farley, K.S., ²Strang, T.M., Justice, L.M., & ¹Jia, R. (2018, February). Children with high, growing, and delayed alphabet knowledge: Predictors and kindergarten readiness. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Khan, K., Justice, L.M., Piasta, S.B., Sawyer, B., & O’Connell, A.A. (2018, February). Teachers’ use of instructional and scaffolding strategies during shared book reading in early childhood special education classrooms. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Schachter, R.E. & Piasta, S.B. (2017, December). How do early childhood teachers use language and literacy assessment data to inform their instruction: A multiple-case study. Paper presented at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida.
²Farley, K.S. & Piasta, S.B. (2017, September). Letter sound short forms: Associations with early literacy skills and classroom practices. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Symposium on Children, Columbus, Ohio.
²Libnoch, H.A., ²Fitzgerald, L.R., & Piasta, S.B. (2017, September). Creating alphabet lessons for young children: Initial development and educator feedback. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Symposium on Children, Columbus, Ohio.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., O’Connell, A.A., ²Mauck, S., ²Weber-Mayrer, M., ¹Schachter, R.E., ²Farley, K.S., ¹Spear, C.F., ²Strang, T.M., & ¹Jia, R. (2017, July). State-sponsored language- and literacy- professional development for early childhood educators: Educator and child outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
O’Connell, A.A., ²Yeomans-Maldonado, G., ²Bhaktha, N., Murphy, K, & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2017, July). Ecological profiles of pre-K children’s home environment and their relationship to early language and reading skills. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²Weber-Mayrer, M.M. & Piasta, S.B. (2017, July). Phonological awareness professional development: An experimental study of adult teaching practices and the impact on educator knowledge. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Schachter, R.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2017, July). What language and literacy assessments do early childhood teachers use and how do these inform practice? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²Groom, L.J., Piasta, S.B., ¹Khan, K.S., Skibbe, L., Bowles, R.P, & Justice, L.M. (2017, July). Associations of narrative skill with emergent literacy and later reading skills. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Barnes, L., Piasta, S.B., Bridges, M.S., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2017, July). Teachers’ implementation of a language-focused comprehension curriculum. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²Strang, T.M., ²Farley, K.S., & Piasta, S.B. (2017, April). Language- and literacy-learning opportunities in early childhood classrooms: Variability by socioeconomic status. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
²Farley, K.F., ²Strang, T.M., Piasta, S.B., & O’Connell, A.A. (2017, April). Predicting educator change and child development outcomes: Examining the effects of professional development opportunities. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
Barnes, L., Piasta, S.B., Bridges, M.S., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2017, March). Preschool – grade 3 teachers’ implementation of a language-focused comprehension curriculum. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Annual Spring Distinguished Speaker event, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L.J., Piasta, S.B., ¹Khan, K.S., Skibbe, L.E., Justice, L.M., & Bowles, R.P. (2017, March). Concurrent and predictive associations between young children’s narrative, emergent, and early reading skills. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Distinguished Speaker Event, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Farley, K.S. & Piasta, S.B. (2017, March). Quantity and quality of language and literacy learning opportunities in Ohio early childhood classrooms. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Distinguished Speaker Event, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Bhaktha, N., Logan, J.A.R., O’Connell, A., & Piasta, S.B. (2017, March). Variance in CLASS: Separating signal from noise. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Distinguished Speaker Event, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L.J., Piasta, S.B., ¹Khan, K.S., Skibbe, L.E., Justice, L.M., & Bowles, R.P. (2017, February). Oral language skill: Concurrent and predictive associations with emergent and early literacy skills. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Strang, T.M., ¹Schachter, R.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2016, October). Understanding teachers’ perceptions of the new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in the second year of implementation. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Symposium on Children, Columbus, OH.
¹Spear, C.F., ²Dogucu, M., & Piasta, S.B. (2016, October). Reading instruction for children with disabilities across ECE and ECSE settings. Poster presented at the Symposium on Children, Columbus, OH.
³Meier, A.N., Gerde, H.K., Skibbe L.E., Bowles, R.P., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L.M. (2016, August). A longitudinal examination of language development by gender. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX. 
²Weber-Mayrer, M.M., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., O’Connell, A.A., ²Mauck, S., ¹Schachter, R.E., ²Farley, K.F., & ¹Spear, C.F. (2016, July). State-sponsored language and literacy professional development: Impacts on early childhood educators’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.
¹Schachter, R.E., ¹Spear, C.F., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & Logan, J.A.R. (2016, July). Early childhood educators’ knowledge, beliefs, experiences, and children’s language- and literacy-learning opportunities: What is the connection? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.  
Piasta, S.B., Language and Reading Research Consortium, & Jiang, H. (2016, July). Targeting lower- and higher-level language skills to support comprehension: Initial results for Let’s Know! Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.
²Farley, K.S., Piasta, S.B., & O’Connell, A.A. (2016, July). Validity of letter-sound short forms: Associations with early literacy skills and classroom practices.  Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.
¹Bengochea, A., ¹Mesa, C., Restrepo, M.A., Piasta, S.B., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2016, July). Exploring the impact of ¡Vamos a aprender!: A supplemental, oral-language focused English/Spanish curriculum for dual language learners. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.
¹Khan, K.S., Logan, J.A.R., Justice, L.M., Bowles, R.P., Skibbe, L.E., & Piasta, S.B. (2016, July). The connections between early literacy, oral language, and precocious narrative abilities in young children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Porto, Portugal.
¹Spear. C.F., ²Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Piasta, S.B., & Ottley, J.R. (2016, June). Early childhood special and general educators: An examination of background characteristics, beliefs, knowledge, and practice. Poster presented at the Ohio Early Childhood Special Education Conference, Columbus, OH.
²Strang, T.M., ¹Schachter, R. E., & Piasta, S.B. (2016, February). Using the new kindergarten readiness assessment: What do teachers and principals think?  Paper presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Groom, L., Piasta, S.B., & Language and Reading Research Consortium. (2016, February).  Do preschoolers’ classroom language learning opportunities predict concurrent and grade 1 vocabulary and comprehension skills?  Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Farley, K.S., Piasta, S.B., ¹Spear, C.F., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A.A. (2016, February).  What language and literacy opportunities are early childhood educators providing, and does it depend on their professional development experiences?  Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Farley, K.S., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A.A. (2016, February).  Predictors of phonological awareness instruction for children at risk of reading difficulties.  Paper presented at the Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Piasta, S.B., Sawyer, B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A.A. (2016, February). Using Read It Again! in early childhood special education: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
¹Spear, C.F., Piasta, S.B., ²Dogucu, M., O’Connell, A., & Justice, L.M. (2016, February). Examining instructional differences by special education status across ECE and ECSE settings. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Bridges, M.S., Piasta, S.B., Daniels, D., & Brandel, J. (2016, February). Small-group intervention to support language and comprehension: Feasibility and pilot data. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Sawyer, B., Santoro, J., Piasta, S.B., Khan, K., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2016, February). Examining fidelity of implementation in early childhood special education classrooms. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
¹Schachter, R. E., ²Weber-Mayrer, M., Piasta, S. B., Justice, L., & O’Connell, A. (2015, December). Inside the “black box” of coaching: Coaches’ reports of their coaching interactions with educators. Paper presented at the Literacy Research Association’s 65th Annual Conference, Carlsbad, CA.
Dynia, J.M., ¹Schachter, R.E., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2015, November). The dimensionality of the physical literacy environment. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
¹Spear, C.F., ²Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Piasta, S.B., ¹Ottley, J.R., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2015, October). Early childhood special and general educators: An examination of background characteristics, beliefs, knowledge, and practice. Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy’s Annual Symposium on Children, Columbus, OH.
¹Schachter, R. E., ²Strang, T.M., & Piasta, S. B. (2015, October). Implementing a new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment: What do teachers and principals think? Poster presented at the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy’s Annual Symposium on Children, Columbus, OH.
²Weber-Mayrer, M., ¹Schachter, R.E., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L., & O’Connell, A. (2015, October). What takes place during Ohio’s statewide coaching program? Adult learning practice to promote transformational change. Paper presented at Head Start Region V Leadership and Professional Development Conference, Chicago, IL.
¹Pelatti, C.Y. & Piasta, S.B. (2015, July). Investigation of language environments during mathematics and science instruction in preschool classrooms. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hawaii, HI.
Piasta, S.B., Skibbe, L.E., Bowles, R.P., & Justice, L.M. (2015, July). The contribution of narrative skill to the theoretical construct of emergent literacy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hawaii, HI.
²Farley, K.S., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2015, July). Phonological awareness instruction in early childhood classrooms. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hawaii, HI.
²Strang, T. & Piasta, S.B. (2015, July). Socioeconomic differences in rate of growth of preschoolers’ code-focused emergent literacy skills. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hawaii, HI.
³McGinnis, C.M. & Piasta, S.B. (2015, March). Caregiver and teacher ratings regarding young children’s development: Validity and factors predictive of disagreement. Poster presented the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Bleses, D., Hojen, A., Justice, L., Dale, P., Dybla, L., Piasta, S.B., ²Markussen-Brown, J., ²Clausen, M., ²Haghish, E.F., Anderson, M., & Vach, W. (2015, March). A randomized controlled trial of a large scale systematic and explicit language and literacy intervention in Danish daycares. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
²Farley, K.S. & Piasta, S.B. (2015, February). Phonological awareness in early childhood classrooms: Preliminary results. Poster presented at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Bridges, M.S. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2015, February). Feasibility and fidelity of Let’s Know!: Results from pilot studies. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Piasta, S.B. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2015, February). Preliminary results: Impacts of Let’s Know! on proximal measures of comprehension-related skills. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
³McGinnis, C.M., Piasta, S.B., & ²Strang, T. (2015, January). Comparability of caregiver and teacher ratings regarding young children’s development. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Farley, K.S., Piasta, S.B., O’Connell, & ²Dogucu, M. (2015, January). Small-group language and literacy instruction in early childhood classrooms. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Strang, T.M. & Piasta, S.B. (2015, January). Socioeconomic-related differences in preschoolers’ code-focused emergent literacy skills. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Dynia, J., Piasta, S.B., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2015, January). Classroom observational measures in a large multisite early childhood literacy study. Paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Cincinnati, OH.
¹Ottley, J.R., Piasta, S.B., ²Mauck, S., ²Weber-Mayrer, M., O’Connell, A., & Justice, L. (2014, November). Predictors of early childhood educators’ growth in language and literacy knowledge and beliefs: Implications and future research directions. Paper presented at the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
¹Pelatti, C.Y. & Piasta, S.B. (2014, November). Preschool language environments during math and science learning opportunities. Poster presented at the American Speech-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
²Farley, K., Piasta, S.B., O’Connell, A., & ²Dogucu, M. (2014, July). Small group literacy instruction in early childhood classrooms. Poster presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
²Weber-Mayrer, M.M., Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2014, July). Early childhood literacy coaching: An examination of coaching intensity and changes in early childhood educators’ literacy knowledge, beliefs, and practices. Poster presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., McGinty, A., Mashburn, A., & Slocum, L. (2014, July). Read It Again!: Preschool teachers’ implementation fidelity when using a supplemental language and literacy curriculum. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
¹Pelatti, C.Y. & Piasta, S.B. (2014, July). Improving outcomes for at-risk students through the development of an afterschool peer-tutoring literacy program: Results from a pilot study. Poster presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
²Strang, T. & Piasta, S.B. (2014, February). Date of entry into a childcare program and socioeconomic gaps in expressive communication. Poster presented at the College of Education and Human Ecology Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
²Weber-Mayrer, M., ¹Dynia, J., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L.M. (2013, November). The quality of preschool teachers’ language modeling and associations with child language. Poster presented at the American Speech-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Davis, D. L., Hogan, T. P., Long, Y., Green, J., Bridges, M., Catts, H., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2013, July). The relation between pausing in oral narrative retells and comprehension. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hong Kong, China.
Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2013, July). Language bases of language comprehension in preschool bilinguals learning to read in English as a second language. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hong Kong, China.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & O’Connell, A. (2013, July). Exploring the language and literacy knowledge of early childhood educators. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hong Kong, China.
Bowles, R.P., Justice, L.M., Skibbe, L.E., Piasta, S.B., ²Foster, T., ²Karsten, A., & Edwards, C. (2013, July). Development of the Narrative Assessment Protocol. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hong Kong, China.
Gray, S., Restrepo, M. A., O’Connell, A., Pentimonti, J., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2013, June). Dimensionality of language in young Spanish-English dual language learners. Poster presented at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Cain, K. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2013, June). The dimensionality of language ability in young children. Paper presented at the Child Language Seminar, Manchester, England.
Piasta, S.B. (2013, February). Professional development for early childhood educators: An effort to improve math and science learning opportunities and outcomes. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
²Weber-Mayrer, M.W. & Piasta, S.B. (2013, January). Who participates in state-sponsored professional development aimed at improving the quality of early learning/childhood instruction? Poster presented at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Justice, L.M., ¹Cabell, S.Q., & Piasta, S.B. (2012, November). Using reduced-intensity coaching supports to improve language learning in preschool classrooms. Paper presented at the fall meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Analysis Management, Baltimore, MD.
¹Pelatti, C.Y., Piasta, S. B., Justice, L. M., O’Connell, A. A., & Sykes, D. (2012, November). Collaborative opportunities to support early language and literacy in preschools. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association Atlanta, GA.
Hogan, T.P. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, October). Measuring the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions. Paper presented at the International Reading Comprehension Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Gray, S. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, October). Fidelity of the LARRC reading comprehension interventions. Paper presented at the International Reading Comprehension Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Restrepo, M.A. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, October). A model of language intervention for improving reading comprehension: A focus on preschool dual language learners. Paper presented at the International Reading Comprehension Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Cain, K., Hogan, T., Pentimonti, J., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, September). Reading and listening comprehension: Is working memory equally important for both? Paper presented at the British Psychology Society Developmental Section Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & ¹Cabell, S.Q. (2012, September). The impact of professional development on U.S. preschool teachers’ responsivity strategy use and children’s language outcomes. Paper presented at the Education Research and Rehabilitation Sciences conference, Zagreb, Croatia.
Hogan, T.P. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, July). Developing interventions to support early reading comprehension: Results from iterative design. Paper presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Montreal, Canada.
¹Pelatti, C.Y. & Piasta, S.B. (2012, July). Investigation of language and literacy learning opportunities in preschool. Poster presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Bowles, R., Piasta, S.B., & ²Musielak, K. (2012, July). Longitudinal interrelations of uppercase and lowercase letter name knowledge. Paper presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Montreal, Canada.
O’Connell, A.A., ¹Pentimonti, J., & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, April). Assessing cognitive processes at the core of reading comprehension: Pre-kindergarten through third grade for the general English speaking population. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Restrepo, L. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, April). Assessing cognitive processes at the core of reading comprehension for ELLs in English-only programming. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bridges, M.S. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2012, February). Improving reading and listening comprehension in preK through grade 3 settings: Conceptual bases of language-based interventions. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S. B. (2011, July). New measures for investigating emergent literacy environments and skill development. Symposium presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Justice, L. M., Schatschneider, C., & Piasta, S. B. (2011, June). Universalizing language interventions in preschool classrooms: Does it differentially benefit some children? Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
³Kerns, K., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L.M. (2011, April). Characteristics of teacher and child language interactions in preschool classrooms serving children from low-income families. Poster presented at The Ohio State University Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH. [Awarded 2^nd prize]
¹Cabell, S. Q., Justice, L. M., Piasta, S. B., Wiggins, A., Pence Turnbull, K., & Curenton, S. M. (2011, March). Encouraging teachers and children to CHATT: Findings from a year-long preschool oral language intervention study. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Piasta, S. B., Justice, L. M., & Kaderavek, J. N. (2011, March). Sit Together and Read: Teacher, child, and longitudinal impacts of a preschool shared reading program. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Piasta, S.B. (2011, February). Math and science in the preschool classroom: Teacher and child perspectives. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
¹Cabell, S. Q., Justice, L. M., Piasta, S. B., Curenton, S. M., Wiggins, A., & Pence Turnbull, K. (2010, June). The impact of a language-enhancement intervention on at-risk preschoolers’ language and literacy skills. Poster presented at the Head Start’s Tenth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.
²Pentimonti, J., ¹Zucker, T., Justice, L. M., Piasta, S. B., Kaderavek, J., & Sofka, A. (2010, July). A standardized tool for assessing the quality of classroom-based shared reading: The SABR (Systematic Assessment of Book Reading). Poster presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Piasta, S.B., Petscher, Y., & Justice, L.M. (2010, July). Diagnostic efficiency of prekindergarten letter name knowledge benchmarks: Relations with first-grade literacy achievement. Poster presented at the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., & Kaderavek, J.N. (2010, June). Longitudinal effects of the Sit Together and Read (STAR) preschool shared reading program. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B., Justice, L.M., ¹McGinty, A.S., & Kaderavek, J.N. (2010, February). Sit Together and Read: Effects of a preschool shared reading program on children’s kindergarten literacy skills. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
¹Guo, Y., Kaderavek, J. N., ¹McGinty, A., Piasta, S.B., & Justice, L.M. (2009, December). Preschool teachers’ sense of community, instructional practices, and children’s language and literacy gains. Paper presented at the 59^th annual National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
¹Cabell, S.Q., Justice, L.M., Piasta, S.B., Curenton, S., Wiggins, A., Turnbull, K.P. (2009, June). The impact of a language-enhancement intervention on the language and literacy skills of preschoolers at-risk for later academic difficulties. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Piasta, S.B., ¹Cabell, S., Justice, L.M., Turnbull, K.P., Wiggins, A. (2009, June). Responsivity education for preschool teachers: Effects of professional development on conversational responsiveness in the classroom. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
²McGinty, A.S., Justice, L.M., Piasta, S.B., & Kaderavek, J. (2009, June). Classroom instruction and preschoolers’ print knowledge development: Child and contextual considerations. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
²McGinty, A., Justice, L. M., & Piasta, S. B. (2009, June). Is explicit instruction associated with print knowledge development? Child and contextual considerations. Poster presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, MA.
Justice, L. M., Skibbe, L., Piasta, S. B., & ²McGinty, A. (2009, June). Home-based storybook reading: Effects on print knowledge attainment of preschoolers with language impairment. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, MA.
²Dynia, J. M., Piasta, S. B., ²Pentimonti, J. M., & Justice, L. M. (2009, June). Effects of professional development on preschool teachers’ references to print during large-group readings. Poster presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, MA.
¹Guo, Y., Piasta, S. B., Justice, L.M., & Kaderavek, J. (2009, June) Teacher self-efficacy, classroom practices and preschoolers’ print awareness and vocabulary growth. Poster presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, MA.
Purpura, D. J., Piasta, S. B., Lonigan, C. J., & Wagner, R. (2009, April). The impact of number identification training on preschool children’s counting skills. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Piasta, S.B., Anthony, J., Phillips, B.M., Williams, J.M., & Francis, D.J. (2009, February). Understanding children’s knowledge of letter sounds using item response theory. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Piasta, S. B., & Connor, C. M. (2008, July). Exploring the roles of teacher knowledge and explicit decoding instruction in promoting student word recognition gains. Poster presented at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Asheville, NC.
Phillips, B., Piasta, S. B., & Lonigan, C. J. (2008, July). An IRT analysis of the ABCs: Understanding children’s alphabet knowledge development. Poster presented at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Asheville, NC.
Folsom, J. S., Piasta, S. B., LaVenia, M., & Al Otaiba, S. (2008, June). The predictive role of vocabulary on reading growth during kindergarten. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D. C.
Piasta, S. B., Purpura, D., & Wagner, R. K. (2008, June). The impact of alphabet instruction on preschoolers’ emergent literacy development. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Connor, C. M., Piasta, S. B., Glasney, S., Fishman, B., Underwood, P., & Morrison, F. J. (2008, March). Classroom instruction at the child level: Observing and assessing the impact of individualized student instruction. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Piasta, S. B., & Wagner, R. K. (2008, February). The impact of instruction on alphabetic learning: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Piasta, S. B., & Wagner, R. K. (2007, June). Development of alphabetic knowledge: Effects of letter properties, child characteristics, and their interactions. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D. C.
Piasta, S. B., & Wagner, R. K. (2007, March). Prediction of kindergarteners’ alphabetic knowledge: A comprehensive model of letter and child characteristics. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA.
Piasta, S. B., Connor, C. M., & Fishman, B. (2007, March). Fostering early literacy development: Linking teacher knowledge and practice to student reading growth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA.
Connor, C. M., Morrison, F. J., Underwood, P., Piasta, S. B., & Glasney, S. (2007, March). Child-by-instruction interactions in early reading: Examining causal effects of individualizing student instruction. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA.
Connor, C. M., Piasta, S. B., Fishman, B., & Morrison, F. J. (2007, February). Individualizing student instruction, practice-based professional development, teachers’ knowledge about language and literacy concepts, and students’ reading skills. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.
Piasta, S.B., & Connor, C.M. (2006, July). Highly qualified teachers: The importance of teacher content knowledge in promoting instructional practices related to student reading growth. Poster presented at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Vancouver, Canada.
Piasta, S.B., & Connor, C.M. (2006, April). Teacher knowledge, teacher practices, and student outcomes: Preliminary data from the Individualizing Student Instruction Project. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Louisville, KY.