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Curriculum & Instruction EDCI Where Teachers Come to Learn |
Josh Thompson PhDAssistant Professor Early Childhood Education josh_thompson@tamu-commerce.edu 903-468-8627 |
| Summer 2008 Course Webpages | ELED 545 | ECE 566 | ECE 358 | ELED 524 |
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What happens when we speak with children? How does language use affect transmission of culture from one generation to the next? Following Naomi Baron's (1990) structure of Five Language Functions (affection, control, information, pedagogy, and social exchange), my research examines the effectiveness of this structure to describe the early language environment(s) of young children.
| Research Capturing Teacher Talk: ppt, rtf, Outline.rtf |
Publications
Thompson & Leeds (2006) Infant Crying: To Soothe or Not to Soothe.doc. Montessori Life: Journal of the American Montessori Society, v18 n1 pp 26-31. Leeds & Thompson (2005) Tears as Tools.rtf Early Years: Journal of Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, v27 n1 pp5-6. (2003) Hundred Language Zoo.doc
Dimensions of Early Childhood v31 n1 pp13-20 Essays (October 2005) Praying With Jesus.rtf Traveling with Jesus.rtf (June 9, 2005) A Birthday Story.rtf |
Presentations
Lincoln (2008)Naturalistic Inquiry Thompson Word@Work Feb 7, 2008 What language is good for: Looking at how teachers use language to do things. SERA.pdf New Orleans Nov 7, 2007 Men Teaching NAEYC Chicago Oct 14, 2007 Words @ Work.ppt American Montessori Society, Irvine, CA July 26, 2007 Language @ Work and MicroEthnography 25th Annual Nat'l Conference of Christian Montessori Fellowship San Antonio June 5, 2007 Montessori Primer UNT Denton Doctoral Class on Int'l Education Dr. George Morrison Feb 8, 2007 MicroEthnography Observation SERA San Antonio Nov 13, 2006 Singing Your Way Through Current Research Best Practices Symposium for English Language Learners (ELL) Commerce
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Associations North Texas Men in Education Fellowship National Association for the Education of Young Children American Educational Research Association Association for Childhood Education International Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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Resource Links Books! JT's Current Reading List
| Vita 2007.doc | Photographs
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