Psychology Colloquium | Efforts to Improve Language and Comprehension in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms, March 30

Dr. Shayne Piasta

The Psychology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Shayne Piasta on “Efforts to Improve Language and Comprehension in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms” on Friday, March 30, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102.

Piasta is associate professor of Reading and Literature in Early and Middle Childhood in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She also is a faculty associate for the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy. Her research focuses on early literacy development and how it is best supported during preschool and elementary years. Her work emphasizes the use of rigorous empirical methods to identify and validate educational programs and practices, such as experimental evaluation of specific curricula and professional development opportunities. She also is interested in identifying teacher, classroom and other factors associated with children’s literacy gains.

Piasta has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Outstanding Pre-Doctoral Fellow Award from the Institute of Education Sciences, and the Dina Feitelson Research Award from the International Reading Association. Her research has been funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.