AUTHORS: Shayne B. Piasta, Ph.D.; Rachel E. Schachter, Ph.D.; Kelly M. Purtell, Ph.D; Clariebelle Gabas, Ph.D.; Paige Wernick, M.S. Early childhood is a critical time to foster young children’s language [...]

PROJECT SUMMARYSTEPS-2 is a longitudinal study designed to examine the linguistic characteristics of Speech-Language Pathologists’ (SLP) child-directed talk during school-based therapy sessions and the contributions of such talk to the [...]

Students cannot benefit from the resources and supports schools provide if those students do not show up. And in far too many schools, children are regularly missing class. Chronic absenteeism [...]

This partnership with Columbus City Schools (CCS) aims to address chronic absenteeism in Ohio’s largest public school system.

LIME is a 12-week at-home adult-child learning program designed to improve children’s early development and skills.

In this multiple methods, community-engaged project, we leverage advancements in technology to develop an innovative approach to accelerate testing and translation of generalizable evidence-based practices (EBPs) in education. This pilot test will look at alphabet learning.

While a substantial correlation was found between being a Black male and receiving a suspension from school, no significant correlation exists between Black boys’ Body Mass Index and suspension. This finding contrasts with the situation for non-Black students, who are more likely to face suspension if their Body Mass Index is large.

How are teachers displaying items with writing on them — the physical literacy environment, an important factor shaping children’s emergent literacy skills — when students of different ages share the same preschool classroom? That’s what Crane researchers sought to find out.

Practitioners at The Ohio State University’s A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning developed the Kindergarten Screening Assessment (KSA) as a tool to measure kindergarten readiness in a way that is also relatable for parents and families.

Crane Center researchers are investigating how media use, both interactive (apps and games) and noninteractive (television and video), can affect young children’s language development.

Get 8 tips for families on making the most of the time spent reading with your young child.

A team from the Crane Center analyzed 2021-2022 state Kindergarten Readiness Assessment data and overall trends to examine the readiness of children participating in Early Start Columbus.