Includes presentations relating to: transition from preschool, longitudinal data from preschool, child development (socio-emotional, self-regulation, motor, language & literacy, and STEM).

2011:

Hamre, B.K., Hatfield, B., Downer, J., Williford, A., Jamil, F. (April 2011) Emotional Supports in the Preschool Classroom and Early Academic Performance: Examining Potential Mediators. SRCD 2011 Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Williford, A., Maier, M., Downer, J., Pianta, R., Howes, C. (April 2011) Examining the Fit Between Teachers’ and Children’s Classroom Interactions Observed at the Classroom and the Individual Child Level. SRCD 2011 Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

2010:

Burchinal, M. (2010). Child Care and Child Outcomes. Invited presentation at the SREE Conference, Washington, DC.

Harris, T. (2010, May). Parenting quality’s association with literacy and mathematics in lower-income African-American preschool children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

2009:

Downer, J., López, M., Hamagami, A., Howes, C., & Pianta, R. (2009, June). The Classroom Assessment Scoring System in dual language learner classrooms: Factor structure and predictive validity. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Downer, J., Lopez, M., Hamagami, A., Howes, C., & Pianta, R. (April, 2009). Investigating the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Within a DLL Subgroup From a Multi-State Study of Preschool Programs. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Grimm, K. J., Vandergrift, N., Burchinal, M., Mashburn, A. J., & Pianta, R. C. (2009, April). A mega-analytic approach to studying longitudinal effects of preschool quality. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, CA.

Grimm, K., Vandergrift, N., Burchinal, M., Mashburn, A., & Pianta, R., (April, 2009). Long-Term Effects of Preschool Quality on Changes in Children’s Achievement. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Skibbe, L. E., Grimm, K. J., Bowles, R. P., & Morrison, F. J. (2009, April). Literacy growth in the academic year and summer from preschool to second grade: Differential schooling effects across four skills. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, CO.

Vandergrift, N., Burchinal, M., & Pianta, R. (April, 2009). Threshold Analysis of Association Between Child Care Quality and Child Outcomes: Low-Income Children in Pre-Kindergarten. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Watkins-Lewis, K. & Hamre, B. (June, 2009). African-American Maternal Characteristics and their Relationship to Child School Readiness. Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, DC.

2008:

Burchinal, M. (2008, November). Thresholds in Child Care Quality? Presentation at the Annual NAEYC Conference, Dallas, TX.

Fitzpatrick, M., Grimm, K. Mashburn, A., & Pianta, R. (March, 2008). Does Expanding Enrollment in Public School Pre-k Programs Improve the School Level Literacy Skills of Entering Kindergarteners? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Grimm, K., & Pianta, R. (March, 2008) Long-term Effects of Preschool Quality on Changes in Children’s Achievement. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Grissmer, D., (May, 2008). Placing Executive Functions in a Larger Context: Empirical Evidence on Black-White Score Gaps. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science. Chicago, IL.

Hamre, B., Wesley, P., Bryant, D., Mashburn, A., & Zaslow, M.. (June, 2008). Enhancing Young Children’s Development through Teacher Consultation and Curriculum: Results from Three Studies. Presented at Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

Henry, A., Grimm, K., Pianta, R. (March, 2008). The Power of Two: The Impact of Experiencing Two Years of High Quality Classrooms. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Henry, A., Mashburn, A., Grimm, K., & Pianta, R. (March, 2008). Identifying thresholds of preschool quality that maximize children’s development. Poster/roundtable discussion. Annual Research Conference, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, VA.

Mashburn, A., Justice, L., Downer, J., Pianta, R. (March, 2008). Peer Effects on Children’s Language Achievement during Pre-kindergarten. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Pianta, R. (April, 2008). Keynote: How can we improve child outcomes in Head Start through teacher-child relationships? National Head Start Association, Nashville, TN.

Pianta, R. (April, 2008). Panelist: “Early Learning Matters.” Early Childhood Education: Good Start, Grow Smart; Education News Parents Can Use, U.S. Department of Education, WETA, Washington, DC.

Pianta, R. (June, 2008). Early childhood education accountability and outcomes. Webinar, Teach for America, Washington, DC.

Pianta, R., Burchinal, M., Hamre, B., & Meisels, S. (2008, November). The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education: Enhancing the quality of teacher-child interactions and their effects on children’s learning. Presentation at the Annual NAEYC Conference, Dallas, TX.

Pianta, R.(2008, November). NCRECE Research Updates: Changing the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions. The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education: Enhancing the quality of teacher-child interactions and their effects on children’s learning. Presentation at the Annual NAEYC Conference, Dallas, TX.

Vandergrift, N.. (March, 2008). Fixed effects models of teacher quality on children’s achievement. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

2007:

Mashburn, A. & Pianta, R. (2007, December). Opportunities in early education-Improving teacher-child interactions and child outcomes. Presented at the National Conference of the Early Childhood Research Collaborative, Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, MN.

Meisels, S., Pianta, R., Jones, J., & Moore, M. (November, 2007). How assessment and standards can support states’ learning goals for young children. NAEYC 2007 Annual Conference & Expo, Chicago, IL.

Pianta, R. (July, 2007). Covering pre-k: Finding stories that truly matter. Harold W. McGraw Jr. Annual Seminar for Reports New to the Education Beat, Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, New York, NY.

Pianta, R. (July, 2007). Making early education opportunities work for kids and teachers: Professional development and classroom observation. International Attachment Conference, Braga, Portugal.

Pianta, R. (September, 2007). Making early education opportunities work for kids and teachers: Professional development and classroom observation. Minnesota State Department of Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Pianta, R. (September, 2007). Quality in early care and education: It’s all about relationships. McEvoy Lecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Pianta, R., (September, 2007). Participant, Wingspread Conference, Using Research to Improve Outcomes for Young Children: Challenges, Strategies, and Effective Action. Sponsored by The Johnson Foundation, NAEYC, and SRCD, Racine, WI.