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Barbara A. Wasik

Barbara A. Wasik

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
10907
World Ranking
4917
National Ranking
2329

Overview

Barbara A. Wasik is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's subfields of expertise include:

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Education
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Barbara A. Wasik's scholarly work addresses several main topics, among which are:

  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Writing and Handwriting Education
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Education and Technology Integration

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • The Reading Teacher
  • Early Childhood Education Journal
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • Topics in Language Disorders

Among the notable recent papers are:

  • Understanding Child-Directed Speech Around Book Reading in Toddler Classrooms: Evidence From Early Head Start Programs (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Text to talk: Effects of a home-school vocabulary texting intervention on prekindergarten vocabulary (2022, Early Childhood Research Quarterly)
  • Using Texting to Help Families Build Their Children's Vocabulary at Home (2020, The Reading Teacher)
  • Developing Language Through Science (2021, The Reading Teacher)
  • Teacher-Child Conversations in Preschool (2022, Topics in Language Disorders)

Barbara A. Wasik has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Annemarie H. Hindman
  • JeanMarie Farrow
  • Emily K. Snell
  • Michael J. Farrow

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by Springer Nature (Netherlands):

  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education and Care (2022)

Best Publications

  • The development of strategic readers.

    Scott G. Paris;Barbara A. Wasik;Julianne C. Turner

  • The Effects of a Language and Literacy Intervention on Head Start Children and Teachers

    Barbara A. Wasik;Mary Alice Bond;Annemarie H. Hindman

  • Beyond the Pages of a Book: Interactive Book Reading and Language Development in Preschool Classrooms.

    Barbara A. Wasik;Mary Alice Bond

  • A social model for health promotion for an aging population: initial evidence on the Experience Corps model.

    Linda P. Fried;Michelle C. Carlson;Marc Freedman;Kevin D. Frick

  • Preventing Early Reading Failure with One-to-One Tutoring: A Review of Five Programs.

    Barbara A. Wasik;Robert E. Slavin

  • Role of Conceptual Knowledge in Mathematical Procedural Learning

    James P. Byrnes;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Beyond the Pages of a Book : Interactive Book Reading and Language Development in Preschool Classrooms

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  • Improving Vocabulary and Pre-Literacy Skills of At-Risk Preschoolers Through Teacher Professional Development

    Barbara A. Wasik;Annemarie H. Hindman

  • Book reading and vocabulary development: A systematic review

    Barbara A. Wasik;Annemarie H. Hindman;Emily K. Snell

  • Success for All: Longitudinal Effects of a Restructuring Program for Inner-City Elementary Schools

    Nancy A. Madden;Robert E. Slavin;Nancy L. Karweit;Lawrence J. Dolan

  • Writing in Early Childhood Classrooms: Guidance for Best Practices.

    Hope K. Gerde;Gary E. Bingham;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Success for All: A Summary of Research

    Robert E. Slavin;Nancy A. Madden;Lawrence J. Dolan;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Factors predictive of mathematics achievement in kindergarten, first and third grades: An opportunity–propensity analysis

    James P. Byrnes;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Head Start Teachers' Beliefs about Language and Literacy Instruction.

    Annemarie H. Hindman;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Using the Scientific Method to Guide Learning: An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Curriculum

    Hope K. Gerde;Rachel E. Schachter;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Volunteer Tutoring Programs in Reading: A Review

    Barbara A. Wasik

  • Experience corps: Design of an intergenerational program to boost social capital and promote the health of an aging society

    Thomas A. Glass;Marc Freedman;Michelle C. Carlson;Joel Hill

  • Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know

    James P. Byrnes;Barbara A. Wasik

  • Shared Book Reading and Head Start Preschoolers' Vocabulary Learning: The Role of Book-Related Discussion and Curricular Connections

    Annemarie H. Hindman;Barbara A. Wasik;Amber C. Erhart

  • Short-term impact of Experience Corps participation on children and schools: results from a pilot randomized trial.

    George W. Rebok;Michelle C. Carlson;Thomas A. Glass;Sylvia McGill

  • Preventing Early School Failure: Research, Policy, and Practice

    Robert E. Slavin;Nancy L. Karweit;Barbara A. Wasik

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Slavin
Robert E. Slavin Johns Hopkins University
Nancy A. Madden
Nancy A. Madden Johns Hopkins University
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
James P. Byrnes
James P. Byrnes Temple University
Steven M. Ross
Steven M. Ross Johns Hopkins University
George W. Rebok
George W. Rebok Johns Hopkins University
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas S. Ialongo
Nicholas S. Ialongo Johns Hopkins University
Carol Scheffner Hammer
Carol Scheffner Hammer Columbia University
Scott G. Paris
Scott G. Paris University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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