The 2011 Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development is being held in Montreal, Canada, from March 31 to April 2. There will be a lot of sessions on child care quality, teacher-child interactions, and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. Below, we’ve compiled a list of sessions that discuss the CLASS™ tool – there may be some that we missed! If you’re going to the conference, be sure to check out a few of these sessions.
(1-045) Poster Session
Poster Session 2
Palais des congrès 220 CDE
Thursday 10:00am – 11:40am
60. The Association Between CLASS Domains of Quality and Change in Child Outcomes During the Prekindergarten Year
Teryn Mattox, Kimberly M. Hall, Katherine A. Fallin, Matthew D. Levinson, Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Project
(1-110) Paper Symposium
Child Care Quality Dosage, Thresholds, and Features and Child Outcomes: New Analyses of Data From National Studies
Palais des congrès 517 B
Thursday 12:30pm – 2:10pm
Chair: Ivelisse M. Martinez-Beck
Discussant: Deborah L. Vandell
2. Secondary Data Analysis Looking for Thresholds in Child Care Quality
Margaret Burchinal, Yange Xue, Hsiao-Chuan Tien, Anamarie Auger, Andrew J. Mashburn [Education: Child care/pre-kindergarten; Methods, History, Theory: Observational methodology]
(1-131) Poster Session
Poster Session 4
Palais des congrès 220 CDE
Thursday 2:10pm – 3:50pm
60. Risk and Resources: Are Certain Components of Quality More Important for Children With Socioemotional Risk?
Terri Walters, Daphna Bassok, Robert C. Pianta
(1-185) Poster Symposium
Developing the Next Generation of Preschool Outcome Measures: The Interagency School Readiness Measurement Consortium (ISRMC)
Palais des congrès 513 AB
Thursday 4:30pm – 6:10pm
5. Examining the Fit Between Teachers’ and Children’s Classroom Interactions Observed at the Classroom and the Individual Child Level
Amanda P. Williford, Jason Downer, Robert C. Pianta, Carollee Howes
(2-065) Paced Presentation Symposium
Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): Research-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Research
Palais des congrès 515 AB
Friday 10:20am – 12:00pm
Chair: Kimberly Boller
Discussant: Ivelisse M. Martinez-Beck
2. Best Practices for Measuring Observed Quality as Part of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS)
Kelly Maxwell, Bridget K. Hamre
(2-087) Poster Session
Poster Session 8
Palais des congrès 220 CDE
Friday 12:10pm – 1:50pm
190. Quality and Stability in Fifth Graders’ Observed Relationships With Teachers and the Association With Their School Performance
Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Faiza M. Jamil, Robert C. Pianta
(2-113) Roundtable Discussion Symposium
Changing Classroom Processes and Practices to Improve Outcomes for Students: Intervention Strategies and Outcomes
Palais des congrès 510 B
Friday 12:30pm – 2:10pm
Chair: Edward Seidman
* Panelist 1: Robert C. Pianta, MyTeachingPartner
* Panelist 2: Susan E. Rivers, Emotional Literacy Skill-Building: The RULER Approach
* Panelist 3: Joshua L. Brown, The 4Rs Program
(2-152) Paper Symposium
Effective Approaches for Improving Quality and School Readiness
Palais des congrès 520 E, Friday 2:30pm – 4:10pm
Chairs: Robert C. Pianta, C. Cybele Raver
1. Coaching and Coursework Impacts on Preschool Teachers’ Interactions With Children
Robert C. Pianta
(3-058) Paper Symposium
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Validation of Rating Strategies and Linkages Between Ratings and Child Outcomes
Palais des congrès 520 B
Saturday 10:20am – 12:00pm
Chair: Kathryn A. Tout
Discussant: Kelly Maxwell
1. Linking Quality Ratings and Children’s Outcomes in Minnesota’s Quality Rating and Improvement System
Kathryn A. Tout, Rebecca M. Starr, Tabitha Isner, Jennifer Cleveland, Margaret Soli, Katie Quinn
2. Improving Child Care in Virginia: An Evaluation of the Star Quality Initiative
Terri Walters, Robert C. Pianta, Jason Downer, Yu Cao
3. The Impact of Virginia’s Star Quality Initiative on Classroom Quality and Child Outcomes
Amanda P. Williford, Andrew J. Mashburn
(3-179) Paper Symposium
International Perspectives on Teacher-Child Interactions in Early Childhood Classrooms
Palais des congrès 520 B
Saturday 4:30pm – 6:10pm
Chair: Bridget K. Hamre
Discussant: Kimberly Boller
1. Relations Between Classroom Quality and Children’s Skills and Motivation in Finnish Kindergarten Classrooms
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Eija Pakarinen, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Jari-Erik Nurmi
2. Measuring Classroom Quality in Chilean Classrooms: Positive Emotional Climate and Strong Classroom Organization Are Interrelated
Andrea Rolla, Diana Leyva, Catherine E. Snow, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Ernesto Trevino, M. Clara Barata
3. Teacher-Child Interactions in Early Childhood Education and Care: An Australian Study
Collette Patria Tayler, Karin Ishimine, Karen J. Thorpe, Daniel Cloney
