Courses Taught
EDN 382 Literacy Development in the Early Years
EDN 430 Preschool Curriculum
EDNL 430 Field Experience in Kindergarten
EDN 412 Extended Practicum
EDN 463 Child, Family, and Teacher Relations
EDN 465 Practicum in Education of Young Children
EDN 466 Enhanced Practicum
Professional Service
Member, North Carolina Birth-Kindergarten Higher Education Consortium Committee, 1995-present
Member, North Carolina Association for Education of Young Children, 1995-present
Member, American Educational Research Association, 1993-present
Member, National Association for Education of Young Children, 1987-present
Research Interests
Early Childhood Education; Social and Cognitive Bases of Mother-Child Interaction;
Peer Tutoring; Emergent Literacy and Numeracy; Family Literacy;
Technology Integration in Early Learning Environments