This multiyear, multisite research project consists of two randomized controlled trials to understand how and when to best teach phonemic awareness to prekindergartner and kindergartner children.

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 [...]

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.

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.

Nonspeaking Readers is a study on the effects of two commercially available reading curricula designed for students with severe disabilities.

A research brief sharing our new model to support children’s kindergarten transition.

A research brief on the organization of early learning classroom environments to support early literacy skills.

The ED3 Project aims to better understand how to provide intervention for children that need help learning new vocabulary.

This brief highlights A. Sophie Roger’s kindergarten transition practices that ensure a successful transition for children, following Dr. Robert Pianta’s and Dr. Sara Rimm-Kaufmann’s framework.

This brief examines the support and needs for teachers of dual-language learners. The brief also makes recommendations for early childhood teachers and administrators.

ABOUT THE PROJECTLongitudinal Peer Social Networks and Early Language Development: Transforming Understanding of Critical Features of Young Children’s Classroom Experiences. LYLE was a multi-year study that sought to understand how [...]

ABOUT THIS PROJECTThe goal of Promoting Early Engagement, Relationships, and Socialization (PEERS) was to create a systematic guide to support teachers in organizing groupings of children during play time to [...]