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Outstanding Education Scholarship
UD Professor Roberta Golinkoff one of 22 scholars elected to National Academy of Education Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair and professor in the School of Education (SOE) and in the departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Linguistics and Cognitive Science at the University of Delaware, has been elected to membership in…
Story Time During the Pandemic
New study shows benefits of reading to children over video chat So please, oh please, we beg, we prayGo throw your TV set awayAnd in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall.— Roald Dahl in his classic children’s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Though published in 1964, Dahl’s words continue to…
Your Baby is a Genius
A pioneer in early childhood and infant learning, Roberta Golinkoff wants children to play more Did you know your baby is a genius? It’s a serious question, one that University of Delaware professor Roberta Michnick Golinkoff has been asking parents since she arrived on campus in 1974 and established the Infant Language Lab, since renamed…
Reading to Children
‘Smart’ technology is no substitute for a living, breathing adult, says UD researcher In the eyes of a child who is learning how to read, touchscreen tablets and “smart” technology are no substitute for a living, breathing adult. At least, that’s according to new research by University of Delaware doctoral student Daniela Avelar.The cognitive benefits…
National Education Honors
University of Delaware holds three of ten national education fellowships The American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary education research association, has selected 10 researchers as 2019 AERA Fellows, three of whom are University of Delaware School of Education faculty members. Laura Desimone, College of Education and Human Development director of research and professor, Roberta…
Where Play and Learning Meet
Roberta Golinkoff featured in new documentary on play What can kindergarteners gain from play-based learning? In a new documentary from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Roberta Golinkoff highlights the advantages of a play-based approach to kindergarten and shares her research on the cognitive and social-emotional benefits of play. Titled Kindergarten: Where Play and Learning Can…