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The development of the preschool
learning foundations involved many
people. The following groups contributed:
(1) project leaders; (2) the Preschool
Learning Foundations Research Consortium;
(3) expanded research consortia;
(4) lead researchers; (5) staff from the
California Department of Education (CDE);
(6) early childhood education stakeholder
organizations; and (7) facilitators of public
input sessions.
Project Leaders
The developmental work involved the
tireless work of dedicated staff. The
following staff members are gratefully
acknowledged for their many contributions:
Peter Mangione and Cathy Tsao, WestEd;
Mark Wilson and Stephen Moore, University
of California, Berkeley.
Preschool Learning Foundations
Research Consortium
The development of the preschool learning
foundations was guided by a research
consortium composed of the following
members:
Melinda Brookshire, WestEd
Tzur Karelitz, University of California,
Berkeley
Anne Kuschner, Sonoma State University
Peter Mangione, WestEd
Katie Monahan, WestEd
Stephen Moore, University of California,
Berkeley
Maurine Ballard-Rosa, California State
University, Sacramento
Kavita Seeratan, University of California,
Berkeley
Janet Thompson, University of California,
Davis
Acknowledgments
Ross Thompson, University of California,
Davis
Cathy Tsao, WestEd
Ineko Tsuchida, WestEd
Rebeca Valdivia, WestEd
Ann Wakeley, Sonoma State University
Ann-Marie Wiese, WestEd
Mark Wilson, University of California,
Berkeley
Hiro Yamada, University of California,
Berkeley
Marlene Zepeda, California State
University, Los Angeles
Osnat Zur, WestEd
Lead Researchers
Special thanks are extended to the following
lead researchers for their expertise:
Social-Emotional Development
Ross Thompson, University of California,
Davis
Janet Thompson, University of California,
Davis
Language and Literacy*
Anne Cunningham, University of
California, Berkeley
Christopher Lonigan, Florida State
University
English-Language Development
Marlene Zepeda, California State
University, Los Angeles
Mathematics
Doug Clements, State University
of New York
Aki Murata, Mills College and Stanford
University
* Susan Landry and Susan Gunnewig, University of
Texas, Houston, also made valuable contributions
to early drafts.
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