Thursday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
232 Ready, Set, Pre-K: A Preschool Readiness Tool Kit for Caregivers Alison Loewen, Mead Public Library Kathryn McKillip, Early Learning Center
Jami Hoekstra Collins, PBS Wisconsin Education
W312C Preschoolers Family Engagement and Support
233 Promoviendo el uso de la Literatura a Través de la Integración de Marionetas: Fomentando la Creatividad y la Imaginación Mayra Almodovar, Hartnell College Tammy Boates, Hartnell College Julia Atiles, East Tennessee State University
W206BC Adults
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
234 Discipline Versus Punishment: How to Address Challenging Behaviors While Promoting Growth and Development
Thomasa Bond, Early Childhood Education LLC
W103 Adults Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
235 I’ m Not Bad: Turning Up Social and Emotional Learning Across All Areas of Development
Anthony Broughton, Alabama State University
W104 Preschoolers Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
236 So You Want to Write a Children ' s Book? Michele Lucia, Walden University
W109B Adults Language and Literacy
237 Playful Pathways: Teaching Foundational Literacy Skills Using Developmentally Appropriate Interactions Katrina Herd, Utah State Board of Education
Jared Lisonbee, Utah State Board of Education
Cristina Barrera, Utah State Board of Education
W307AB Preschoolers Language and Literacy
238 Emergent Literacy, Part II: PAC Time, A Focus on Applying Phonemic Awareness, Alphabet Knowledge, and Concepts of Print Skills During Small Group Instruction
Jessica Michel, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
Darna Robinson Turner, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
Leathia Lipscomb, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
W310 Preschoolers Language and Literacy
239 You Can Do This: Face Impossible Roadblocks, Triumph by Being True to Your Best Self, and Emerge with Deeper Compassion for Yourself and Others
Holly Elissa Bruno, Holly Elissa Bruno Keynotes & Team Building, LLC
W101 Adults Leadership
240 Culture of Color: Shifting Our Mindset About Designing Young Children’ s Environments
Zlata Stankovic-Ramirez, Texas Woman’ s University
Sandra Duncan, Nova Southeastern University
DJ Alexander, Waterford. org
W306 All Children Learning Environment
241 Neurodivergent Learners: Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms Mirtha Brown, Discovery Learning Academy
W315B Preschoolers Learning Environment
242 Building Math Foundations: How Infant and Toddler Education Powers Preschool Success Amie Perry, East Tennessee State University
Alissa Lange, East Tennessee State University
W108A Infants & Toddlers Mathematics
92 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.