Patricia Crawford

Patricia Crawford
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5330 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7558
EMAIL: pcrawfor@pitt.edu

• Overview
• Publications
• Presentations
• Professional Participation
• Grants and Research

Full Time Faculty - Associate Professor

School Affiliations

• Department: Instruction and Learning
• Program: Early Childhood Education - Associate Professor
• Program: Language, Literacy, and Culture - Associate Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction, Language & Literacy/Early Childhood Education, Pennsylvania State University,

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

• Crawford, P.A. (2009). Writing development (pp. 290-311). In A. Brice & R. Brice (Eds.), Language development: Monolingual and bilingual acquisition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Conference Proceedings/Yearbooks

• Roberts, S.K., Zygouris-Coe, V., & Crawford, P.A. (in press). Got history? An examination of attitudes, content knowledge, and perceptions related to historical fiction in a children’s literature preservice course. International Society for the Social Studies.

Journal Articles

• Crawford, P.A., & Roberts, S.K. (2009). Ain't gonna study war no more? Explorations of war through picture books. Childhood Education, 85, 370-374.
• Crawford, P.A., Roberts, S.K., & Hickmann, R. (2008/2009). All together now: Authentic university-school partnerships for professional development. Childhood Education, 85, 91-95.
• Crawford, P.A., Roberts, S.K., & Hickmann, R. (in press). Nurturing teacher leaders through long-term professional development. Dimensions of Early Childhood--Online

Reviews

• Roberts, S.K. & Crawford, P.A. (2009). Children's literature resources on war, terrorism, and natural disasters for pre-k to grade 3, Childhood Education, 85, .
• Crawford, P.A. (2009). Review of Storytime: Young children’s literary understanding in the classroom, by Lawrence R. Sipe. Childhood Education, 85, 198-199.
• Crawford, P.A. (2008). Review of Literature is back! Using the best books for teaching readers and writers across genres, by Carol J. Fuhler & Maria P. Walther. Childhood Education, 85, 55-56.

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Recent Course Instruction

Spring 2010 (2104)

• IL 1042 - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FOR THE YOUNG CHILD
• IL 2691 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH - EARLY CHILDHOOD
• IL 2698 - DIRECTED STUDY - EARLY CHILDHOOD
• IL 2707 - FIELD SEMINAR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
• IL 2905 - TEACHING INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

Fall 2009 (2101)

• IL 1901 - NATURE OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN
• IL 2691 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH - EARLY CHILDHOOD
• IL 2698 - DIRECTED STUDY - EARLY CHILDHOOD
• IL 2903 - TEACHING PRIMARY-AGED CHILDREN 2

Summer 2009 (2097)

• IL 2698 - DIRECTED STUDY - EARLY CHILDHOOD

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Recent Presentations

• Crawford, P.A. & Roberts, S.K. (2009, February). Multiple pathways to literacy leadership: A study of long-term professional development. Annual Conference of the International Reading Association. Phoenix, Arizona.
• Roberts, S.K. & Crawford, P.A. (2009, March). Children and families at life’s crossroads: Moving forward with picture books. Annual Conference of the Association for Childhood Education International. Chicago, Illinois.

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Current Professional Participation

• Assocation for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  • Childhood Education, Editorial Board Member
  • Publications Committee Member
• Early Childhood Education Journal
  • Editorial Board Member
• International Reading Assocation (IRA)
  • Reading Teacher, Periodic Reviewer of Manuscripts
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Education (NAECTE)
  • Teacher Research Net Member

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Recent Grants

• Crawford, P.A. (2008). The Wordless Book Nook Project. Association for Childhood Education International Elizabeth Breathwaite Mini-Grant. $500. (Role: Wrote proposal for service-based research project on young children’s readings of wordless books).

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