Partnerships & Research
Authors and Advisors
TRICIA ZUCKER, Ph.D. Dr. Zucker is the Associate Director of the Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is also the lead researcher behind Developing Talkers and Hablemos Juntos, the groundbreaking oral language development programs proven to significantly expand children’s receptive and expressive vocabulary skills. The research behind these proven intervention programs forms the foundation for language learning throughout the year in the Scholastic PreK On MyWay curriculum. LINDA MAYES, MD Dr. Mayes is the Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology and the Director of the Yale Child Study Center . She is a renowned expert in children’s growth and development and the impact of multigenerational education, and her research shows that literacy is critical to lifelong health and wellness. Through the Yale-Scholastic Collaborative we have built Mind Builders into Scholastic’s PreK On MyWay , which encourage the development of the social, emotional, executive function, motivation, and creativity skills that lead to fluent literacy and a love of learning. JIE-QI CHEN, Ph.D. Dr. Chen is a founder of the Early Math Collaborative at the Erikson Institute as well as its Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. She pioneered teacher education that reduces math anxiety and empowers teachers to focus on foundational math learning and thinking. Dr. Chen has inspired the play-based mathematical learning in PreK On MyWay , as well as its ongoing professional learning supports for educators.
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Scholastic PreK On My Way Program Guide
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