A View from Outside: Some
Thoughts on the Greater Richmond Regional School Readiness
Initiative,
a keynote speech to the School
Readiness Forum: Creating Optimal Outcomes for Children from
Birth to Five, Richmond, VA, May 19, 2008. (pdf
file)
From Brains to Books: Research
on Early Childhood Development, Scott McConnell, presented
to Social Venture Partners Minnesota, February 16, 2008. (pdf
file)
Early Childhood Development &
Life Chances - Going From Silos to Neighborhoods, Scott
McConnell & Lauren Martin, presented at a University of
Minnesota Interdisciplinary Colloquium, Advancing
Interdisciplinary Research and Action on Health and Education
Disparities, January 24, 2008. (pdf
file)
Some Thoughts in the "Five W's"
of Research and Development in Early Childhood School
Psychology. Presented as part of a symposium (R. Hojnoski,
Chair), Responding to School Readiness: School Psychology in
Early Education, at the annual meetings of the National
Association of School Psychologists, New York, NY, March 29,
2007. (pdf file)
Quality, Rating Systems, and
Quality Rating Systems - What Might Be Next? Presented at
the First Steps Forum on Early Education in Rochester, October
23, 2006. This presentation was part of a discussion about First
Steps for School Success and their interest in adopting a
quality rating system for early childhood programs in Rochester
and surrounding communities. (pdf
file)
Promoting Literacy Development
in Young Children. A presentation to the National
Paraeducator Conference, Bloomington, MN, May 11, 2006. (pdf
file)
What do preschoolers do
that help them become successful readers later in life? What are
the important skills for them to learn? How can we best help
them learn these early literacy skills? This presentation will
describe the basic features of early literacy development, its
importance during preschool and later years, and ways for
educators and others to help children acquire these important
skills.
General Outcome Measures:
Assessing Development and Intervention with Preschoolers. A
presentation to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA),
San Diego, CA, November 19, 2005. (pdf
file)
Measuring Early Literacy Growth.
A presentation to the 32nd Plains IRA Regional Conference,
Minneapolis, MN, November 11, 2005, co-presenters Karen Cadigan
and Kristen Missall (pdf file)
Promoting Language and Early
Literacy Development: What's Going On, How Do We Monitor It, and
What Can We Do? Presented at the San Joaquin County
Office of Education, Stockton, CA, October 24, 2005. (slides,
pdf file)
Sharing our Vision with Policy
Makers: Models that Enhance Understanding, Awareness, and
Action. A presentation to the Division of Early Childhood,
Council for Exceptional Children by Scott McConnell, University
of Minnesota, Rep. Nora Slawik, MN House of Representatives,
Karen Cadigan, University of Minnesota, and Tracy Morgan,
University of Minnesota. Portland, Oregon, October 14, 2005. (slides,
pdf file)
Building High Quality Early Care Environments:
The Minnesota Early Literacy Training Program. Presentation
at the
September 2005 conference, Building Healthy Communities for
Children: The Physical and Social Environments. (slides,
pdf file)
Download Dr. McConnell's slides
describing the evaluation of
Hennepin County Library's
Readmobile Initiative, presented at the American Library
Association Conference on June 26, 2005 in Chicago, IL. (presentation,
pdf file)
Download presentation
by Dr. McConnell at the OSERS Leadership Conference on
May 28, 2003 in Bethesda, MD (file
one and file two)
Refereed Journal Articles
McConnell, S. R.,
& Odom, S. L. (1999). Performance-based assessment of social
competence for young children with disabilities: Development and
initial evaluation of a multi-measure approach. Topics in
Early Childhood Special Education, 19, 67-74.
Odom, S. L.,
McConnell, S.R., McEvoy, M. A., Peterson, C., Ostrosky, M.,
Skellinger, A., Favazza, P., Spicuzza, R. J., & Creighton, M.
(1999). Relative effects of interventions for supporting the
social competence of young children with disabilities. Topics
in Early Childhood Special Education, 19, 75-91.
McConnell, S. R.,
& Rabe, H. L. S. (1999). Home and community factors that promote
early literacy development for preschool-aged children. Just
in Time Research: Children, Youth, and Families, 1, 39-46.
McConnell, S. R.
(2000). Assessment in early intervention and early childhood
special education: Building on the past to project into our
future. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 19,
43-48.
Carta, J. J.,
Atwater, J. B., Greenwood, C. R., McConnell, S. R., McEvoy, M.
A., & Williams, R. (2001). Effects of cumulative prenatal
substance exposure and multiple environmental risks on
children’s developmental trajectories. Journal of Clinical
and Consulting Psychology, 30, 327-337.
McConnell, S. R.
(2001). Parent
involvement and family support: Where do we want to go, and how
will we know we are headed there? Journal of Early
Intervention, 24, 15-18.
Priest, J.S.,
McConnell, S. R., Walker, D., Carta, J. J., Kaminski, R. A.,
McEvoy, M. A., Good, R. H., Greenwood, C. R., & Shinn, M. R.
(2002). General growth outcomes for children between birth and
age eight: Where do we want young children to go today and
tomorrow? Journal of Early Intervention, 24, 163 – 180.
McEvoy, M. A.,
Priest, J. S., Kaminski, R. S., Carta, J. J., Greenwood, C. R.,
McConnell, S. R., Good, R. H., Walker, D. & Shinn, M. R. (2002).
General growth outcomes: Wait! There’s more! Journal of Early
Intervention, 24, 191-192.
McConnell, S. R.
(2002). Interventions to facilitate social interaction for young
children with autism: Review of available research and
recommendations for educational intervention and future
research. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32,
351-372.
McConnell, S. R.,
Rush, K. L., McEvoy, M. A., Carta, J. J., Atwater, J.
& Williams, R. (2002). Descriptive and experimental analysis of
child-caregiver interactions that promote development of young
children exposed prenatally to drugs and alcohol. Journal of
Behavioral Education, 11, 131 - 161.
McConnell, S. R.,
McEvoy, M. A., & Priest, J. S. (2002). “Growing” measures for
monitoring progress in early childhood education: A research and
development process for Individual Growth and Development
Indicators. Assessment for
Effective Intervention, 27(4),
3 - 14.
McConnell, S. R.
(2003). Considering the role of the individual in creating
commitment, continuity, and dedication in the science and
practice of early education and Development: A memorial to Mary
A. McEvoy (1953 – 2002). Journal of Early Intervention, 26, 80 –
90.
Shin, J., Espin,
C., Deno, S., & McConnell, S. (2004). Use of hierarchical
linear modeling and curriculum-based measurement for assessing
academic growth and instructional factors for students with
learning difficulties. Asia Pacific Education Review,
5(2), 136 – 148.
McConnell, S. R.
& Missall, K. N. (2004). Defining “school readiness.” NHSA
Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early
Intervention Field, 7(1), 10-12.
Carta, J. J.,
Greenwood, C. R., Walker, D., Kaminski, R., Good, R., McConnell,
S. R., & McEvoy, M. (2005). Individual growth and development
indicators (igdis): Assessment that guides intervention for
young children. Young Exceptional Children, 4, 15-27.
Missall, K. N.,
McConnell, S. R. & Cadigan, K. (2006). Early literacy
development in preschool: Relations between classroom variables
and literacy growth. Journal of Early Intervention, 29, 1
– 21.
Missall, K.,
Reschly, A., Betts, J., McConnell, S., Heistad, D., Pickart, M.,
Sheran, C., & Marston, D. (2007). Examination of the predictive
validity of preschool early literacy skills. School
Psychology Review, 26, 433-452.
Missall, K. N.,
Carta, J. J., McConnell, S. R., Walker, D., & Greenwood, C. R.
(In press). Using Individual Growth and Development Indicators
to measure early language and literacy. Infants and Young
Children.
Book Chapters
McConnell, S. R.,
Priest, J. S., Davis, S. D., & McEvoy, M. A. (2002). Best
practices in measuring growth and development for preschool
children. In A. Thomas and J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices
in school psychology (4th ed.)(pp. 1231 – 1246).
Washington DC: National Association of School Psychologists.
McConnell, S. R.,
Missall, K. N., Silberglitt, B., & McEvoy, M. A. (2002).
Promoting social development in preschool classrooms. In M.
Shinn, G. Stoner, & H. M. Walker (Eds.), Interventions for
academic and behavior problems II: Preventive and remedial
approaches (pp. 501-536). Washington, D.C.: National
Association of School Psychologists.
Carta, J. J.,
Greenwood, C. R., Walker, D., Kaminski, R., Good, R., McConnell,
S., & McEvoy, M. (2002). Individual Growth and Development
Indicators; Assessment that guides intervention for young
children. In M. M. Ostrosky and E. Horn (Eds.,) Young
exceptional children Monograph series No. 4: Assessment:
Gathering meaningful information. Missoula, MT: Division of
Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children.
Odom, S. L.,
McConnell, S. R., & Brown, W. B. (2007). Social competence of
young children: Conceptualization, assessment, and influences.
In W. B. Brown, S. L. Odom & S. R. McConnell (Eds.), Social
competence of young children with disabilities: Risk,
disability, and intervention (pp. 3 - 30). Baltimore: Paul
H. Brookes.
Brown, W. B.,
Odom, S. L., McConnell, S. R., & Rathel, J. M. (2007). Peer
interactions for preschool children with developmental
difficulties. In W. B. Brown, S. L. Odom & S. R. McConnell
(Eds.), Social competence of young children with
disabilities: Risk, disability, and intervention (pp. 141 -
164). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
McConnell, S. R.,
& Missall, K. N. (2008). Best practices in monitoring progress
for preschool children. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best
practices in school psychology (5th ed., pp. 561-573).
Washington, D.C.: National Association of School Psychologists.
Books and Tests
Brown, W. B.,
Odom, S. L., & McConnell, S. R. (Eds.) (2007). Social
competence of young children: Risk, disability, and
intervention. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
