Review of Teach the whole preschooler: Strategies for nurturing developing minds

Authors

  • Delis Cuellar University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Lynn Shafer Willner University of Wisconsin-Madison

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2394

Author Biographies

Delis Cuellar, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Delis Cuéllar, Ph.D., is an Associate Researcher at the WIDA in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has more than 10 years of experience working with children, parents and teachers of dual language learners across the U.S.  Previous to her work at UW Madison, she was employed at the Center on Teaching and Learning in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. She was a Research Associate for The National Task for on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics. She also held a one-year post-doc position at the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Lynn Shafer Willner, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lynn Shafer Willner, Ph.D., is an Associate Researcher at WIDA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Past professional experience includes lead author of the 2014 CCSSO English Language Proficiency Standards (while working at WestEd), accommodation research and state department of education technical assistance while at The George Washington University, Online Facilitation Training Manager at PBS TeacherLine, elementary school ESOL Teacher in the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools, and a preschool teacher in Northern Virginia.

References

Cuéllar, D., & Blanco, P. (May, 2018). Developing English language skills by considering how young children use language. ASCD Express 13(17), 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol13/1317-cuellar.aspx

Grindal, T. A., Hinton, C., & Shonkoff, J. P. (2012). The science of early childhood development: Lessons for teachers and caregivers. In B. Falk & L. Darling-Hammond (Eds.), Defending childhood: Keeping the promise of early education (pp. 13-23). New York: Teachers College Press.

Shafer Willner, L., Monroe, M., & Mancilla, L. (2016). What are my choices? Referring culturally and linguistically diverse students for disabilities: A family conference thinking map for educators. Washington, DC: Colorin Colorado. Retrieved from http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/what-are-my-choices-facilitating-meaningful-conversations-families-culturally-and

Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

WIDA. (2014). The Early English Language Development Standards: 2.5–5.5 years. Madison, WI: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

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Published

2018-10-03

How to Cite

Cuellar, D., & Shafer Willner, L. (2018). Review of Teach the whole preschooler: Strategies for nurturing developing minds. Education Review, 25. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2394

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Vol. 25 (2018)

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Book reviews

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