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December 19, 2007

Conference on effective early learning programs

The theme and title for the 40th Annual Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science is Effective Early Learning Programs: Research, Policy and Practice.

Co-sponsored by the Banff International Conferences on Behavioural Science, the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre, the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and The Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network, this conference will highlight effective programs in three major areas of Early Childhood Learning:

  • Development of Languageand Literacy,
  • Development of Numeracy,
  • Early Social & Emotional Learning.

For each area, leading researchers and practitioners will present the most effective early learning programs that have been implemented and well evaluated, and will discuss challenges faced while implementing and evaluating these programs.

Date: March 16-19, 2008
Location: The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Invited speakers:
Development of Language and Literacy:

Catherine Snow, Harvard University
Christopher Lonigan, Florida State University
Janette Pelletier, OISE, University of Toronto
Luigi Girolametto, University of Toronto & Elaine Weitzman, Hanen Centre

Development of Numeracy:

Doug Clements, The State University of New York at Buffalo
Arthur Baroody, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sharon Griffin, Clark University

Early Social & Emotional Learning:

Ron Prinz, University of South Carolina
Arthur Reynolds, University of Minnesota
Ted Taylor, Oregon Research Institute
Joseph Sparling, Georgetown University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Diane Trister Dodge, Teaching Strategies

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