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Dr. Sandra Twardosz

Professor

I came to the University of Tennessee in 1974 after earning a Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology at the University of Kansas.  Since then, I have been engaged in applied research and the application of research findings to community settings.

My research and scholarship have addressed three broad topic areas:  1) the effects of the organization of the physical and social environment on children's engagement and learning in educational/caregiving settings;  2) the expression of affection in early education settings with application to the socio-emotional development of typically developing children and children with disabilities; and 3) early literacy development with a focus on organizing the physical and social aspects of children's environments to promote interest in and participation with books.  I am currently extending this research to aspects of family literacy.  In addition, I will be taking professional leave during the fall of 2004 in order to acquire knowledge about the biological basis of behavior that is most related to my research and teaching.

Goin, R. G., Nordquist, V. M. & Twardosz, S.  (2004).  Parental accounts of home-based literacy processes: Contexts for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.  Early Education and Development, 15, 187-214.

Roskos, K. A., & Twardosz, S.  (2004).  Resources, family literacy, and children learning to read.  In B. H. Wasik (Ed.), Handbook of Family Literacy (pp. 287-303).  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Phillips, L., & Twardosz, S.  (2003).  Group size and storybook reading: Two-year-old childen's verbal and nonverbal participation with books.  Early Education and Development, 14, 453-478.

Stone, S., & Twardosz, S. (2001). Children’s books in child are classrooms: Quality, accessibility, and reasons for teachers’ choices. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 16, 53-69.

Gillespie, C. W. & Twardosz, S.  (1997).  A group storybook reading intervention with children at a school for the deaf.  American Annals of the Deaf, 142, 320-332.

Dr. Sandra Twardosz
Contact Information

1215 W. Cumberland Ave
417 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1912

Phone: 865-974-6274
Email: stwardos@utk.edu

Contact the Department of Child and Family Studies

1215 W. Cumberland Avenue
115 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1912

Phone: 865-974-5316
Fax: 865-974-2742