 SUSAN B. NEUMAN |
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 Susan
B. Neuman is professor at the University of Michigan and co-director
of CIERA. She is president of the Literacy Development in Young
Children special interest group and chair of the IRA committee on
Reading in Early Childhood. She has co-authored a book with Carol
Copple and Sue Bredekamp, Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally
Appropriate Practice (NAEYC, 2000), and has edited two books
with Kathy Roskos, Children Achieving: Instructional Practices
in Early Literacy (1998) and Language and Literacy Learning
in the Early Years: An Integrated Approach (HBJ, 1993). In addition,
she has published more than 50 articles in educational journals.
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 CATHERINE E. SNOW |
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Catherine E. Snow, who serves as Henry Lee Shattuck
Professor in human development and psychology at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education, received her Ph.D. in psychology from McGill
University, and worked in the linguistics department of the University
of Amsterdam before joining Harvard's faculty in 1978. She has co-authored
Unfulfilled Expectations: Home and School Influences on Literacy
(April 2000) with W. Barnes, J. Chandler, I. Goodman, and L. Hemphill,
and Pragmatic Development, with Anat Ninio, and authored
or co-authored over 150 research articles and chapters. Professor
Snow was a member of the National Research Council Task Force to
establish a research agenda for language minority children and co-chaired
the NRC Committee that produced the report "Preventing Reading
Difficulties in Young Children and Starting Out Right: A Guide to
Promoting Children's Reading Success". She served as the president
of the American Educational Research Association in 2000-01. |
 FRAN AVNI |
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Fran Avni is a singer, songwriter, and producer, and
has an educational background in teaching English as a Second Language.
An experienced and lively performer, she focuses on language learning
and developing basic skills through music and movement, as well
as fun phonemic activities. She has spent over 30 years as an early
childhood musician and workshop presenter, and is creator of more
than 40 recordings used in various language arts curricula in schools
across North America. In addition, she served as Author and Producer
for Canada's National Film Board's early literacy project. 
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