TRT Podcast #156: What does research say about teaching preschoolers? with Dr. Susan Neuman
If you have questions about what the science of reading has to say about preschool, this is the episode for you! Dr. Susan Neuman, early childhood expert and author, discusses what research has to say about play-based learning, developmentally appropriate practice, and building oral language and vocabulary in preschool.
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Books written or edited by Dr. Susan Neuman
- Nurturing Knowledge, by Susan B. Neuman and Kathleen Roskos
- All About Words, by Susan B. Neuman and Tanya S. Wright
- Handbook on the Science of Early Literacy, ed. by Sonia Q. Cabell, Susan B. Neuman, and Nicole Patton Terry
- Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children, by Susan B. Neuman, Carol Copple, and Sue Bredekamp
- Changing the Odds for Children at Risk: Seven Essential Principles of Educational Programs That Break the Cycle of Poverty, by Susan B. Neuman
Selected Publications
- Neuman, S.B., Kaefer, T., Wong, K.M., Developing Low-Income Children’s Vocabulary and Content Knowledge through a Shared Book Reading Program, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2017
- Neuman, S.B., The information book flood: Is additional exposure enough to support early literacy development? The Elementary School Journal, 2017
- Neuman, S.B., Wong, K.M., & Kaefer, T. , Content Not Form Predicts Oral Language Comprehension: The Influence of the Medium for Preschoolers. Applied Linguistics, 2017
- Neuman, S. B., Kaefer, T., & Pinkham, A. M., A Double Dose of Disadvantage: Language Experiences for Low-Income Children in Home and School. Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
- Kaefer, T., Pinkham, A. M., & Neuman, S. B. , Seeing and knowing: Attention to illustrations during storybook reading and narrative comprehension in 2‐year‐olds. Infant and Child Development, 2016
- Wong, K.M. & Neuman, S.B., Educational media supports for preschool-aged English Language Learners. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, 2016
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