Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

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Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

5:45pm CDT

DEC Welcome and Cocktails 6-8pm Including Posters from 6-7pm and 7-8pm Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st fl

6:00pm CDT

An Integrated Consultation Model to Support Early Childhood Inclusion - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHadas Arbit • Maryssa Mitsch • Stacy Frauwirth • Maria Less Fostering Global Cognitive Development: A Teachers-to-Teachers Approach - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLin Zhu • Kendall Brown • Denise Ellenwood • Baylee Roden • Ann Van Wig • Tara Haskins Supporting Families of Young Children with an Incarcerated Parent - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNicole M. Edwards • Kimberly Houser The Impact of Autism Interventions on Family Quality of Life - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAmanda Duncan • Hannah Keene • Collin Shepley Researcher-Translators’ Role in Early Childhood Inclusion (ECI) Research - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAngi Stone-MacDonald • Serra Acar Oregon’s Adoption of the DEC Standards to Support Personnel Development - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLois Pribble • Jantina Clifford • Holly Reed-Schindler Creating “Just” Early Experiences for young Black Children - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPricella Morris Mindfulness Use to Improve Adult-Child interactions and Support Children - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJill Bockmann • Seon Yeong Yu The State of Empathy in Teacher Education: Where Do We Go From Here? - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMariana Mereoiu • Lisa Handyside • Alicia Mrachko • Kimberly Christensen • Sherri Horner Using AAC to Support Belonging in Children with Complex Communication Needs - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSusan Johnston EI Collective: Attuned and Intentional, a Reflective Practice Group Series - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMeg Liebreich • Shameka Brown • Susan Connor • Nisha S. Sanghvi • Maria Matticks • Melissa Schnurr Grow Your Own EI Professional Development Capstone Highlights - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLori Ann Malina-Lovell • Maya L Raimondi Pre-service Training of ECSE Teachers and BCBAs in Urban Communities - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Jennifer Symon • Mitch Fryling Reaching in-service Educators via Online Learning and Micro-credentials - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flByul Yim The Benefits of Schmoozing: Parent-Professional Perspectives & Partnerships - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNancy Sall • Cathy Hall Rikhye • Darnell Newsum • Samreen Hoda A Systematic Review of Video Modeling to Teach Play Skills in Preschool - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKaitlyn Viera Advocacy Training for Chinese Immigrant Parents of Children With Autism - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLei Huang • Cynthia Vail Child Challenging Behavior and Parenting Stress: Role of Parent Confidence - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSabine Scott • Elizabeth Denluck • Megan Kunze • Laura Lee McIntyre Coaches’ Self-Monitoring and Self-Evaluation of Practice-Based Coaching - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMackenzie Martin • Patricia Snyder Coaching Paraprofessionals to Increase Communication Skills of Preschoolers - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Arthur Early Childhood Special Education, NDBIs, and Peers - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKate Anderson Early Intervention Dosage: Perspectives from the Field - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTeran Frick • Alana Schnitz Evidence Synthesis through Overview of Reviews on Early Intervention - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJinwei Song • Brian Reichow Experiences of Pediatricians and Part C EI Personnel Amidst COVID-19 - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAsha Yadav • Jane Squires • Randall Alan Phelps Exploring the Prevalence of STEM indicators in Infant and Toddler ELGs - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Jessica Amsbary • Ann Sam • Kellen Reid • Chih-Ing Lim • Philippa Campbell Factors Influencing Implementation of Primary Service Provider Model in EI - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKyunghwa Kay Park • Eva Horn Head Start Early Educators' Perceptions of Bilingualism for Preschoolers - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJisun Oh • Gregory Cheatham Incorporating Response Prompting Strategies Within Explicit Instruction - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTim Morse It’s Entirely Different: Provider Views of Coaching in Childcare - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMollie Romano • Ashley Sellers Practitioners’ Perceptions of Families with Prenatal Substance Exposure - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKara Boynewicz • Alyson Chroust Scarcity, Disparity and Exclusion in ECE in Allegheny County - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAmanda Cross Supporting ECE Teacher Candidates’ Competence in Assistive Technology - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKwangwon Lee • Juliana Fabrizi Teacher Views of Inclusion for Autistic Students: A Literature Review - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChristina Ihnen The Impact of Parent-Implemented Interventions on Family Quality of Life - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYuanchen Kuo • Angel Fettig The Landscape of Social Emotional Learning Standards Across 50 States - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Ching-I Chen • Kelsey Clayback • Jennifer Arthur • Alexandar Gariba • Sascha Longstreth The Use of Digital Therapies for Children with ASD: A Meta Analysis - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flFang Xu • Songtian Zeng • Nicholas Gage • Madian Zhang This Happens Too Often: Early Intervention Providers’ Responses to Common - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJessica Hardy • Sana Zeeshan • Maisie Rees • Grace Sawyer • Crystal Williams

7:00pm CDT

Collaborating with Diverse Families during School Placement Disputes - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichele Havens Addressing AAC Knowledge & Skill Barriers: Strategies for Success - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSusan Johnston Applying the DEC EI/ECSE Professional Standards Through Program Redesign - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNancy M Sileo • Hasan Zaghlawan Guidance for Intensifying MTSS Instruction via Short-Duration Lessons - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTim Morse Interactive Shared Book Reading with Young Children Who Use AAC - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHeidi Burke • Renae Cuevas Dias Modalities used in preparing teacher candidates to assess diverse learners - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMargaret Gichuru The Role of the School Psychologist in Inclusive Preschool Environments - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flEmily Holden • Tessa Kranski Building Belonging Through Collaborative Strategic Planning - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMelissa Griffin • Kerri Kannengieser Learn, Practice, and Apply Inclusive STEM: A Pilot Study - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChih-Ing Lim • Michele Stites • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Megan Vinh • Susan Sonnenschein • Jonathan Singer Supporting Paraprofessionals on their Path to Become Certified Teachers - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAlina Mihai • Sarrah Grubb • Tara Kingsley Sustainable & Data Driven Professional Development Programming - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Kampmann The Value of Teaching and Modeling UDL - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flErin Anderson Using a Video Observation Platform to Expand Professional Development - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKatrina Cripe • Colleen Kutchkus • Juliann Woods Using Augmented Reality to Teach Life Skills for Preschoolers with IDD - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPhyllis James A Review of Caregiver-Mediated Intervention Improving Emotional Regulation - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYi Zhang • Jun Ai Acquiring a Speech-Generating Device for my Child: the Parents’ Perspective - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBrianna Coltellino Community-Engaged Research to Support Linguistically Diverse Families - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNikki Adams • Kathryn Bigelow Comparing U.S. and Türkiye Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about Math Books - Poster 38 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJessica Hardy • Ayşegül Akinci Coşgun • Fatmanur Önder Culturally Responsive Parent Education and Empowerment to Improve Play! - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichelle Thompson Disability, Diversity, and Representation in Preschool Reading Curricula - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCourtney OGrady • Ragan McLeod • Alison Hooper • Lori Bruner • Megan Landmeier ECSE Teacher Preparedness in Supporting Trauma-Affected Children: Factors - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPrince Estanislao • Maryssa Mitsch Examining Inclusive Childcare for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTuria M. Penkalski, M.Ed. Exploring Classroom Practices in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSerra Acar • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Ching-I Chen Exploring EI Research to Policy: Organizations and Their Influence - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCatherine Citta • Cynthia Vail Exploring Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Content in Preparation Programs - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMelissa Yarczower • Jenna Weglarz-Ward Factors that Impact Intention to Quit in Early Intervention Providers - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnne Schneider • Cathron Donaldson • Jason Cherry Families’ Perspectives on What it Means to Be “School Ready” - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSalenah Cartier • Koryne Nnoli • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur • Lisa Shanty Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Nature-based Preschools - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCathy Grist • Derek Becker • Myra Watson Indian Parents’ Perceptions About Inclusive Education: Mixed Methods Study - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnkita Bhattashali • Gregory Cheatham • Jun Ai • Suma Suswaram Perspectives from the Field: How is Special Instruction Delivered? - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTeran Frick • Dana Childress • Corinne Wilson • Megan Schumaker-Murphy • Dr. Stephanie Parks Promoting Culturally Competent Parent Training: A Qualitative Study - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMehreen Z. Hassan Psychometric Study of the Environmental Screening Questionnaire - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJane Squires • Luis Anunciacao • Rodrigo Nascimento • Louise Marques • Kimberly Murphy Readiness to Implement SEL Within and Across Preschools and Communities - Poster NEED NUMBER Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flEkta Ghosh • Craig Bailey • Rashida Banerjee • Nikki Antenucci • Kelly Elliott Teachers’ Perspectives on Toddlers’ Development and Supportive Practices - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Baumingham • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Shawna Harbin • Shannon Core • Mary Louise Hemmeter • Ann Kaiser • Rachel Crumpler The Impact of Joyful Learning for Early Childhood Special Educators - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHolly Hoffman TUESDAY Feasibility and Fidelity of Technology-based Asynchronous Coaching - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnne Larson • Sonja Griebel • Sadie Cross • Mirka Zhagui Twenty Years of Virtual Coaching with Families: What Have We Learned? - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLaura McCorkle • Amanda Duncan • Jessica Hardy • Thai Williams • Casey Kim What Do Researchers Think About Social Validity Assessment? - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAli Zelan • Erin E. Hamel Who Leads Home Visit Decision-Making, and How? A Qualitative Study - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChristine Hancock

7:30am CDT

Posters & Coffee Coffee begins at 7:30am and Posters 8:00-9:00am Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st fl

8:00am CDT

Inclusion of Students With Moderate to High Support Needs in Montessori - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flRaejean Burton Lopez • Nicholas Black • Cathy Keith Collaborating with Parents Using ABA and DIR Methodology - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichele Havens EI/ECSE Personnel Recruitment & Retention Synthesis of Innovative Practices - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTed Burke • Paula Grubbs Applying Developmental Activities for Learning in Action in ECE Settings - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLois Pribble • Ching-I Chen Coping Skills Instruction and Proactive Responding for Tier 3 Behaviors - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSarah Scott • Anna Louise Lewis • Anna Hoepfner • Mary Louise Hemmeter How to Create Inclusive Opportunities for Children with Visual Impairments - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKathy Boisvert Incorporating AI Into University Teacher Preparation Courses - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter Preschool Teachers’ Needs for Successful Inclusion: A Study From Utah - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMeridith Karppinen • Sondra M Stegenga Adapting the Early Childhood Environment for Children with Disabilities - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flApril Crutcher. M.Ed. • Beth Barnard Caregiver Coaching In Early Intervention and a Transition to Telehealth - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Campanella Developing and Validating a Measure to Appraise Progress Monitoring Quality - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCollin Shepley • Amanda Duncan • Emily Webb Infusing Infant Mental Health into an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHattie Harvey • Mary Dallas Allen • Cary Moore • Karen Gallagher Leveraging Individual and Community Cultural and Social Assets - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Talya Drescher Needs Assessment Data Drives DEC Professional Development CoP - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBecky Hoffman • Serena Wheeler New CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Milestone for Families - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBethanne Vergean • Melissa Crist • Janel Preston • Deepa Srinivasavaradan • Deana Buck • Jennifer Hall Outcomes of Interprofessional Competency in Interdisciplinary Preparation - Poster 38 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flRenee Hepperlen • Bonnie Ingelin • L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan Supporting Children with Disabilities- Begin with Belonging: What-Why-How - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMaureen Ruby • Avinash Mishra Using Standards to Support Candidate Reflection and Field Experiences - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMegan Purcell • Shawna Harbin • Sara Schmitt Advocacy Among Chinese Immigrant Parents of Children With Autism - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLei Huang • Cynthia Vail Comparing Caregiver Coaching Fidelity during Inperson and Telehealth Visits - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flScott Tomchek • Serena Wheeler • Lauren Little Conceptualizing Their Role: Perceptions from Special Instructors - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMegan Schumaker-Murphy • Dr. Stephanie Parks • Dana Childress • Teran Frick • Corinne Wilson Disproportional Child Behavior and Teacher Outcomes in Head Start - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJun Ai • Gospel Kim Early Numeracy, Online PD, and EI Professionals’ Practices and Perspectives - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKoryne Nnoli • Salenah Cartier • Lisa Shanty • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur Embedding Sociocultural Competencies into Professional Development - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flL. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan • Renee Hepperlen • Bonnie Ingelin Evidence-Based Practices for Bilingual Children with Disability - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flF. Kivanc Erdogan • Serra Acar Exploring Factors Impacting Retention of WA EI Workforce - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMolly Stryker • Kathleen Artman-Meeker Impact of a PD Session on Head Start Providers' Autism Perceptions - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSarah Wiegand • Dr. Angela Owens Intersections of Disability and Poverty: An Early Intervention Case Study - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCrystal Williams • Michaelene Ostrosky • Grace Sawyer Latine Families’ Autism Journeys: Initial Concerns to Present Partnerships - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flElizabeth Cambray • Norma Lopez-Reyna • Silvia Rodriguez Literature Review: Identifying Young Children’s Perspectives in Research - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKristen Witzling Metaverse and Its Technological Application - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSangsu Baek • Eunyoung Jung Perceptions of Integrating Telehealth in Early Intervention: A Review - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Sunyoung Kim • Jing Wang • Victoria Aragon • Emily Gregori Preschool Teachers' Use of Self-Determination Teaching Practices in Class - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flQunshan Zheng • Patricia Snyder Sensory-Motor Language Intervention for Emergent Writing in Young Children - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichelle Thompson • Danika Pfeiffer Sibling Synergy: Facilitating Dialogic Reading Use with Older Siblings - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMiguel Garcia-Salas Special Educators’ Partnership Practices with Refugee Families - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNikki Adams • Rosa Milagros Santos • Erica Ranade Supporting Children who are Deafblind to Access General Education - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flIra Padhye Virtual Equity: Parent Inclusion in Early Intervention Language Program - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCherina Williams • Kelly Robinson