Several Erikson faculty members and associates gave presentations at the National Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference held in Chicago on Nov. 7–10, 2007. A number have shared their presentations here.


How assessment and standards support states’ learning goals for young children
Standards and Assessment in Early Childhood
Samuel J. Meisels, president, Erikson Institute

Opportunity in early education: Improving the quality of teacher-child interactions through classroom observation and professional development
Robert Pianta, University of Virginia

Child Assessment Information
Jacqueline Jones, New Jersey State Department of Education;

Georgia’s Pre-K Program: Child Assessment and Classroom Instruction
Marsha Moore, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning


How play works: The role of child-initiated learning in early childhood programs
Gillian Dowley McNamee, Edward Miller, Alliance for Childhood; Vivian Gussin Paley, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (retired); Erikson Institute; Larry Schwein-hart, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation; Lilian Katz, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
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