dr. meridith lovell-johnston and dr. sonia mastrangelo win sshrc partnership engage grant

congratulations to dr. meridith lovell-johnston and dr. sonia mastrangelo, who were successful with their sshrc partnership engage grant, entitled “enhancing instruction in literacy, inquiry based kindergarten classrooms.”

as part of their research, they will observe and analyze child-led learning opportunities focused on inquiry and literacy in simcoe county district school board kindergarten classrooms, and facilitate professional development focus group discussions with kindergarten educators.

their interest in kindergarten pedagogy and practice will also help to strengthen the placement experiences of teacher candidates in the bachelor of education program by identifying needs expressed by kindergarten educators – many of whom host teacher candidates in their school board.

pictured below: dr. meridith lovell-johnston and dr. sonia mastrangelo