CURRICULUM VITAE

SUSAN SONNENSCHEIN

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Ph.D.	1979	Stony Brook University (Developmental Psychology)
M.S.	1975	Pennsylvania State University (Educational Psychology)  
B.A.	1972	New York University (Psychology)
Level II School Psychologist Certification, Maryland- -1991

Experience in Higher Education
2017 – present	Professor
2006 - present	Graduate Program Director, Applied Developmental Psychology, 
UMBC
1984 – 2017		Associate Professor of Psychology, UMBC 
1985, Spring		Acting Director, Graduate Program in Applied Developmental 
            		Psychology, UMBC
1979 - 1984       	Assistant Professor in Psychology, UMBC

Experience in Other than Higher Education
1991 - present 	Assessments and evaluations of children in Montgomery County 
Public Schools 
1996 - 1999     	Consultant, Sylvan Learning Center 
1993 - 1994       	Consultant, Educational Testing Service
1991 - 1993 	Assessments and evaluations of children in Howard County Public Schools 
1988 - 1990     	Practicum at the W. P. Carter Center, Department of Psychological
Services -- Conducting cognitive, educational, and emotional assessments on emotionally disturbed children and adults 
1987 - 1988     	Traineeship in Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children -- PsychoEvaluation and diagnostics of developmentally delayed, learning disabled and mentally retarded infants and children
1983 - 1984     	Child Development Consultant, BioTechnology Associates -- Consumer Product Safety Commission funded project to develop age-labeling guidelines for children's toys in order to reduce injuries and misuse. 
1978 - 1979     	Research Coordinator, Early Intellectual Development, Stony Brook University -- grant: "The Development of Children's Communication Skills." 

Honors Received 
2008 	The Donald Creighton Award for Outstanding Faculty Member 2007-2008. Presented by the Graduate Student Association at UMBC

Research Support and/or Fellowships
Sonnenschein, S. Investigation of the School Readiness Beliefs and Practices of 
Immigrant Families. CAHSS Dean’s Research Fund, $4813, June 2017-June 2018.
Sonnenschein, S. Phase 2: Evaluation of Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings 
program. PNC Bank. $9350, March 201 7-February 2018, PI. 
Sonnenschein, S. (February 1, 2016- January 31, 2017). Evaluation of Mother Goose 
	on the Loose Goslings program. PNC Bank. $8000. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. Does Playing Games at Home Add Value to What is 
Done in Preschool to Foster Low-Income Preschoolers’ Number Sense? UMBC Psychology Department SEED funding, $4945, 2014-2015. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C.  First Generation Immigrants’ Socialization of Young 
Children’s Math Development: Similarities and Differences across Groups. UMBC Psychology Department SEED funding, $5000, 2013. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C.  First generation Immigrants’ socialization of young 
	children’s math development: Similarities and differences across groups. UMBC 	Psychology Department SEED funding, $5000, 2013. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. Playing while learning: The benefits of playing 	games at home for low Income children’s mathematical understanding. UMBC 
	Psychology Department SEED funding, 5,000, 2012. PI
Maton, K., Marcotte, D. & Sonnenschein, S. Evaluation of the SEED School.  Abell 
Foundation, $15,720, July, 2012 – October, 2013. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. Asian Immigrant Parents' Beliefs About Their Young 
	Children's Math Development. UMBC Research Venture Funds, $4505, 2011.PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. The Role of Home Factors in The Development of 
	Young Children’s Math Skills: A Cross Cultural Study. MIPAR Faculty Fellowship, 
	$5000, 2010.PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. Facilitating Math Skills of Children from Different 
Cultural Groups: Questionnaire Development. UMBC SEED funding, $8000, 2010.PI
Sonnenschein, S. Evaluation of Y Achievers Program at Moravia Elementary Middle 
	School, $10,000, 2009-2010. PI
Boot, L., Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Zhang, D. Using internet-based multi-media 
      	to engage teens on education issues. NIH NCRR grant No. 1R41RR024089-01, 
      	$100,000, 2007-2008.coPI
Sonnenschein, S., & Baker, L. Evaluation of the Core Knowledge Preschool Program 
in Baltimore City Head Start (SECO) Centers. Abell Foundation, $130,517 Feb. 2007 - July, 2010. PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Baker, L., MSDE Comic Book Initiative: Evaluation of the Pilot 
      	Program, $18,000, 2006-2007.PI
Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. Evaluation of Academic Progress of Children Participating 
in the Baltimore County Core Knowledge Program. Baltimore Curriculum Project, $23,022, 2004-2005.PI
Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. Analysis of the Effectiveness of the XY Schools, Funded 
	by XY Schools, $145,998, 2004-2005.PI
Sonnenschein, S., & Baker, L. Evaluation of 2004 SuperKids camp program. Parks 
	and People Foundation, $19,960, 2004.PI
Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. Evaluation of Core Knowledge Program in Baltimore
     	County Head Start Centers. Baltimore Curriculum Project, $14,100, 2004.PI
Sonnenschein, S. Evaluation of Pilot Read program. Community Outreach Jemicy 
     	School Contract, $18,200, 2001- 2003.PI
Teti, D. M., & Sonnenschein, S. Parental beliefs and behaviors as moderators of
	behavior. UMBC Designated Research Incentive Fund Award, July 1999 - June 
 	2000, $4000.PI
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S. & Maton, K. Evaluation of SuperKids camp program.
     	Parks and People Foundation, $60,000 per year 1998-2000.PI
Serpell, R., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. The emergence of literacy in 
     	sociocultural context. NIH Research Grant No. RO1 HD29737-01A1, $486,496. 
     	1994 - 1997.PI
Serpell, R., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. Cooperative communication among 
	parents and teachers about children's emergent literacy. National Reading 
	Research Center, PR/Award No. 117A20007, $24,824. 1994 -1995.PI
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Serpell R. Children's emergent literacy experiences   
           in the sociocultural contexts of home and school. Funded as part of the National 
           Reading Research Center from the Office of Educational Research and 
           Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education at approximately $200,000. 1992 - 1997.PI
UMBC Designated Research Incentive Fund Award (with Robert Serpell and Linda 
Baker). The emergence of literacy and numeracy skills, 1991 (GRA plus $10,000). PI
UMBC Designated Research Incentive Fund Award (with Linda Baker). Parents as
	mediators of their children's cognitive development,1986 (GRA plus $8,000) PI
UMBC Summer Faculty Fellowship. How inferential skills effect communication 
     	development. Summer 1985.
UMBC Summer Faculty Fellowship. Pragmatic development: A review. Summer 1982. 
UMBC Summer Faculty Fellowship. The relationship between task variables and   
listener variables in the development of referential communication skills, Summer 1980.
Stony Brook Graduate Council Dissertation Fellowship, 1978 -1979
Stony Brook Dissertation Grant-in-Aid, 1978 - 1979
Batey, O., & Sonnenschein, S. Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid to study reading problems in 
learning disabled children, February 1978
New York State Regents Scholarship, 1969 - 1972

Ph.D. Students (since 2010)
Rose Belanger (ongoing), Chair
Shari Metzger (ongoing), Chair
Joy Thompson (ongoing), Chair
Abbey Carreau Webster (ongoing), Member
Michelle Crawford (ongoing), Member
Amber Mendres Smith (ongoing), Member
Jing Yu (June 2016), Member
Babara Davis (March 2016), Member
Kate Flynn Shannon (November 2015), Member
Kate Flynn Shannon (October 2015), Member
Nan Zhou (July 2015), Member
Madiha Tahseen, (December 2014), Member
Sean Loggie, (August 2014), Member
Maria Finger Elam (August 2014), Member
Laura Rose, (June 2014), Member 
Andrew Yu, (May 2014), Member
Laura Scaletti, (April 2014), Co-Chair
Manica Ramos, (August 2013), Chair
Kelly Robinson Todd Schmidt (December 2012), Chair
Sevgi Bayram Ozdemir (October 2012), Member 
Lisa Toole, Member (I read several prospectuses. She withdrew from program)
Christy Leung, (August 2012), Member
Mary Shuttlesworth (July 2012), Member
Kathy Bohner, Member (I read several prospectuses. She withdrew from program)
Nicole Hausman, (July 2012), Member
Kelly Sheperd, (August 2011), Member
Lisa Beall (July 2011), Member
Catherine Lee (May 2011), Chair

Master’s Students (since 2010)
Xiaofong Xue (ongoing), Member
Brittany Gay (ongoing), Chair
Mervie Balkaya (January 2017), Member
Elisabeth Groth (August, 2017), Member
Kathy Vu, (November 2016), Member
Alisa Zeliger-Kandasamy (August 2016), Member
Rebecca Dowling (June 2016), Chair
Lisa Shanty (April 2016), Member
Laura DeWyngaert (April 2016), Member
Cassandra Simons (February 2016), Chair
Mariana Castillo (August 2015), Member
Shelby Jones, (August 2015), Member
Hui Jun Lim (December 2015), Member
Shari Metzger (August 2013), Research Competency, Chair
Hui Jun Lim (Spring 2013, Research Competency, Reader
Nan Zhou (May 2012), Member
Joy Thompson (May 2011), Chair
Manica Ramos (May 2011), Chair
Laura Rose (September 2010), Member

Undergraduate Students (not exhaustive)
Abena Acheampong (summer 2016). Worked in my lab. She received Lynk funding 
from Mount Holyoke College.
Wen (spring 2016). Worked in my lab. Received BA from University Picardie Jules 
Verne.
Qaiyumi, A., Sajid, A., Simons, C. L., & Sonnenschein, S. (April 2016). Children’s 
awareness of task distraction and task persistence.  Poster presented at Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD), Baltimore, Maryland, Mentor
	Dafina Chisolm (2015). McNair Scholar, Mentor
Singh, R., Chisolm, D., Simons, C., Metzger, S., & Sonnenschein, S.  (April 2015). The 	relation between boys' and girls' self-awareness of learning strategies and their 
cognitive task performance. Poster presented at UMBC URCAD, Mentor
C. Higgins (2014). Participated in Summer Biomedical Training Program at UMBC, Mentor
Higgins, C., S., Metzger, S.R., Simons, C.L., & Sonnenschein, S. (August 2014). The 
nature of children’s home-based math engagement. UMBC SURF (and 2014, November, at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students), Mentor
Patel, H., Metzger, S., & Simons, C. (April 2014). Children's views about how math is 
used by themselves and others. Poster presented at UMBC URCAD, Mentor
B.A. Cholakian (May 2012). Mental health resources and barriers to care for Latino 
populations in Latin America and the U.S. Undergraduate Honor Thesis. MLL department, UMBC, Member
B.A. Cholakian (2012). Psychology Department Distinguished Scholar, Mentor
J.Y. Au Yeung (2012). Psychology Department Distinguished Scholar, Mentor
Cholakian, B.A., & Au Yeung, J.Y. (April 2012) The games children play: Differences in 
math skills fostered through games. Poster presented at URCAD, UMBC, Mentor
Danielle Jackson, an undergraduate research assistant in my lab, received the SRCD 
Millenium Scholars award to attend the conference (April 2009), Mentor
Karen Tracht, INDS student capstone thesis (May 2007), Member
Bryanna Palumbo, INDS student capstone thesis (May 2006), Chair

Publications
Books:
Sonnenschein, S., & Sawyer, B. E. (Eds., in progess). Academic Socialization of 
Young Black and Latino Children: Building on Family Strengths. NY: Springer. 
Yamamoto, Y., & Sonnenschein, S. (Eds., 2016). Family contexts of academic 
socialization: The role of culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, Research in Human Development, 13. 
Serpell, R., Baker, L. & Sonnenschein, S. (2005). Becoming literate in the city: The 
Baltimore Early Childhood Project. NY: Cambridge University Press. (Finalist in the 2005 National Reading Conference’s Edward Fry Book Award competition)
    
Peer-Reviewed Articles: (The names of student authors are underlined)
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Dowling, R., & Baker, L. (2017). The relative 
importance of English vs. Spanish language skills for low oncome Latino English language learners’ early language and literacy development. Early Child Development and Care, 187 (3-4), 727-743. DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2016.1219854 (to be reprinted in: R. Evans, & O. N. Saracho (Eds). (in press, 2018) Research in Young Children’s Literacy and Language Development. NY: Routledge, ISBN: 978-1-138-09109-2
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Dowling, R., Gay, B., & Simons, C.L., 
(2016). Extending an effective classroom-based math board game intervention to preschoolers’ homes. Journal of Applied Research on Children, 7(2), 1-29. 
Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2016). Racial/ethnic differences in 
kindergartners’ reading and math skills: Parents’ knowledge of children’s development and home-based activities as mediators. Infant and Child Development. doi: 10.1002/icd.2010 (featured in Child Care & Early Education Research Connections News & Resources, 2.21.17)
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., & Thompson, J.A. (2016). Low-income parents’ 
socialization of their preschoolers’ early reading and math skills. Research in Human Development, 13, 207-224. dx.doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2016.1194707
Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016). Full-day kindergarten and children’s later  
reading: The role of early word reading. Journal of Applied Developmental 
Psychology, 42, 58-70.
Galindo, C., & Sonnenschein, S. (2015). Decreasing the SES math achievement gap:
Initial math proficiency and home learning environments. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 43, 25-38.
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2015). Race/ethnicity and initial math skills: Relations 
between home, classroom, and math achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 108, 261-277.
Sonnenschein, S., Stapleton, L.M., & Metzger, S. R. (2014). What parents know about 
how well their children are doing in school. The Journal of Educational Research, 107, 152-162.  (reviewed in London Educational Supplement, 3.7.14,   
        	http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6411285).
Sonnenschein, S., Thompson, J. A., Metzger, S. R., & Baker, L. (2013). Relations 
between preschool teachers’ language and gains in low income English language learners’ and English speakers’ vocabulary, early literacy and math skills. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field, 16, 64-87.
Sonnenschein, S., Thompson, J. A., Metzger, S. R., & Baker, L. (2013). The   
importance of teachers’ language and children’s vocabulary to early academic skills.  NHSA Dialog: A Research- to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field, 16, 107-112.
Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Metzger, S. R., Thompson, J.A., Huang, H. C., & 
Lewis, H. (2012). Parents’ beliefs about children’s math development and children’s participation in math activities. Child Development Research Journal Online, doi:10.1155/2012/851657.
Sonnenschein, S., Stapleton, L.M., & Benson, A. (2010). The relation between the 
       	type and amount of instruction and growth in children's reading competencies. 
       	American Educational Research Journal, 47, 358-389.
Boot, L., Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Gurzick, D., & Sullivan, C. (2009). The Fieldtrip 
	project: an online community featuring teen’s cellcam films sparked substantive peer discussion. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 1, 79-88.
Sonnenschein, S., & Munsterman, K. (2002). The influence of home-based reading 
interactions on 5-year-olds' reading motivations and early literacy development. 
		Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17,317 - 338.
	Serpell, R., Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Ganapathy, H. (2002). The intimate 
	culture of families in early socialization of literacy. Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 391-405.
      Baker, L., Mackler, K., Sonnenschein, S., & Serpell, R. (2001). Parents' interactions 
	      	with their first grade children during storybook reading activity and home 
	      	achievement. Journal of School Psychology, 39, 415-438 (abstracted in 
	    Clinician's  Research Digest, 2002,20/4).
Akkari, A., Serpell, L., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1998). A comparative analysis of 
	teacher ethnotheories. The Professional Educator, 21, 45-59. 
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Serpell, R, Scher, D., Goddard-Truitt, V., & Munsterman, 
K. A. (1997). Parental beliefs about ways to help children learn to read: The impact of an entertainment or a skills perspective. Early Child Development and Care, 127-128,111-118.
      Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., & Gilat, M. (1996). Mothers' sensitivity to the competencies 
of their preschoolers on a concept learning task. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 405-424.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Serpell, R, Scher, D., Fernandez-Fein, S.,       
	Munsterman, K., Hill, S., Goddard-Truitt, V., & Danseco, E. (1996). Early literacy   
	at home: Children's experiences and parents' perspectives. The Reading 
	Teacher, 50, 2-4. (Also printed in R L. Allington, Ed. (1998), Teaching struggling 
       	readers: Advice for helping children with reading/learning disabilities. Newark 
       	DE: International Reading Association.)    
Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., & Gilat, M. (1996). Mothers' sensitivity to the competencies 
of their preschoolers on a concept learning task. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 405-424.
Black, M., & Sonnenschein, S. (1993). Early exposure to otitis media: A preliminary
		investigation of behavioral outcome. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral
		Pediatrics, 14, 150-155.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Freund, L. (1993). Mother-child interaction on a     
		spatial concept task as mediated by maternal notions about the task and the  
     		child. Early Education and Development, 4, 32-44.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Cerro, L. C. (1992). Mothers' views on teaching 
	     their preschoolers in everyday situations. Early Education and Development, 3, 
     		1-23.
Freund, L. S., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1990). Developmental changes in
     		strategic approaches to classification. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,
     		49, 343-363.
Sonnenschein, S. (1988). The development of referential communication: Speaking 
     		to different listeners. Child Development, 59, 694-702.
Sonnenschein, S. (1986). The development of referential communication: Deciding
		that a message is uninformative. Developmental Psychology, 22, 164-168.
Sonnenschein, S. (1986). Developing referential communication: Transfer across
		novel tasks. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 24, 127-130.
Sonnenschein, S. (1986). The development of referential communication skills: 
     		How familiarity with a listener affects a speaker's production of redundant 
     		messages. Developmental Psychology, 22, 549-552.
Sonnenschein, S. (1985). The development of referential communication skills: 	Some situations in which speakers give redundant messages. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 14, 489-508.
Sonnenschein, S. (1984). How feedback from a listener affects children's verbal 
communication skills. Developmental Psychology, 20, 287-292.
Sonnenschein, S. (1984). Why young listeners do not benefit from differentiating
		verbal redundancy. Child Development, 55, 929-935.
Sonnenschein, S. (1984). The effects of redundant communications on listeners: 
     		Why different types may have different effects. Journal of Psycholinguistic 
     		Research, 13, 147-166.
Sonnenschein, S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1984). Developing referential communication 
		skills: The interaction of role-switching and difference rule training. Journal of 
		Experimental Child Psychology, 38, 191-207.
Sonnenschein, S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1984). Developing referential communication: A 
		hierarchy of skills. Child Development, 55, 1936-1945.
Sonnenschein, S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1983). Training referential communication
skills: The limits of success. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 35, 426-436.
Sonnenschein, S. (1982). The effects of redundant communications on listeners: When 
		more is less. Child Development, 53,717-729.
Sonnenschein, S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1982). The effects of redundant communications 
		on the behavior of listeners: Does a picture need a thousand words? Journal of 
		Psycholinguistic Research, 11, 115-125.
Sonnenschein, S. (1982). The relationship between how much is said and the quality 
		of the utterance: Can young children tell the difference? International Journal of 
		Behavioral Development, 5, 229-242.
Whitehurst, G. J., Sonnenschein,S., & lanfolla, B. J. (1981). Learning to communicate 
		from models: Children confuse length with information. Child	Development, 52, 507-513.
Batey, O. B., & Sonnenschein, S. (1981). Reading deficits in learning disabled children. 
		Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2, 237-246.
Sonnenschein,S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1980). The development of communication:
		When a bad model makes a good teacher. Journal of Experimental Child
		Psychology, 29, 371-390.
Whitehurst, G. J., & Sonnenschein, S. (1978). The development of communication
attribute variation leads to contrast failure. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 25, 490-504.
Liebert, R, Cohen, L., Joyce, C., Murrel, S., Nisonoff, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1977). 
Predispositions revisited. Journal of Communication, 27,217-221.

Chapters in Books:
Sonnenschein, S., & Simons, C.L. (in progress). Chinese and Latino immigrants’ 
socialization of their young children’s math skills: Views on U.S. schooling and television. In Hui Chu & Barbara Thelamour (Eds.) Navigating Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Immigrant Family Ecologies. NY: Springer.
Sonnenschein, S., & Dowling, R. (in progress). Parents’ socialization of their young 
children’s interest in math. To appear in O. Saracho (Ed.), Contemporary Perspectives on Research on Motivation in Early Childhood Education. NY: Information Age Publishing.
Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Simons, C.L., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & 
Chung, M. (2018). How do children learn mathematics? Chinese and Latino immigrant perspectives. In S.S. Chuang, & C.L. Costigan (Eds.), An international approach to parenting and parent-child relationships in immigrant families. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media.
Sonnenschein, S., & Dowling, R. (2016). Language comprehension. In E. Stocks (Ed.), 
	Foundations of Psychology. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. 
Yamamoto, Y., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016). Introduction. In Yamamoto, Y., & 
Sonnenschein, S. (Eds., 2016). Family contexts of academic socialization: The role of culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, Research in Human Development, 13, 183-196. DOI:10.1080/15427609.2016.1194711
Sonnenschein, S., & Metzger, S.R. (2012). Poverty, families, and schools. In J. A. 
Banks (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education (pp.1682-1685). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sonnenschein, S., & Thompson, J. A. (2012). Socialization and education. In J. A.  
	Banks (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education (pp.2017-2020). Thousand Oaks, CA:  
      	Sage Publications.
      Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Serpell, R. (2010). The Early Childhood Project: A 5-
	year longitudinal investigation of children’s literacy development in 	sociocultural context. In D. Aram, & O. Korat (Eds.), Literacy Development and enhancement across orthographies and cultures (pp.85-96). NY: Springer.
Sonnenschein, S. (2002). Engaging children in the appropriation of literacy: The 
	importance of parental beliefs and practices. In O. Saracho, & B. Spodek 
	(Eds.), Contemporary perspectives in early childhood education (pp.127-149). 
	Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publish
Sonnenschein, S. (2001) Parental beliefs about development. In L. Balter (Ed.),
	Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Serpell, R. E., & Schmidt, D. (2000). Reading is a 
     	source of entertainment: The importance of the home perspective for literacy. In 
K. Roskow, & J. Christie (Eds.), Play and literacy in the early years (pp. 107-124). Mahwah, NJ: LEA.
Sonnenschein, S. & Schmidt, D. (2000). Fostering home and community 
     	connections to support children's reading development. In L. Baker, M.J. Dreher, 
     	& J.T. Guthrie (Eds.), Engaging young readers: Promoting achievement and 
     	motivation (pp. 264-284). NY: Guilford.
Sonnenschein, S., Brody, G., & Munsterman, K. (1996). The influence of family 
     	beliefs and practices on children's early reading. In L. Baker, P. Afflerbach, & D. 
     	Reinking (Eds.), Developing engaged readers (pp. 3-20). Hillsdale, NJ: LEA.
Baker, L., Serpell, R., & Sonnenschein, S. (1995). Opportunities for literacy related 
     	learning in the homes of urban preschoolers. In L. M. Morrow (Ed.), Family 
     	literacy: Multiple perspectives to enhance literacy (pp. 236-252). Newark, DE: 
     	International Reading Association.
Whitehurst, G.J., & Sonnenschein, S. (1985). Referential communication: A functional 
analysis. In G. J. Whitehurst (Ed.), Annals of child development, Volume 2 (pp. 1-48). Greenwich, CT: J.A.I. Press.
Sonnenschein, S. (1984). Referential communication: Why do preschoolers confuse 
	quantity with quality? In L. Feagans, C. Garvey, & R. Golinkoff (Eds.), The origins 
	and growth of communication. New York: Ablex.
Whitehurst, G. J., & Sonnenschein, S. (1981). The development of informative      
messages in referential communication: Knowing when vs. knowing how. In W.P. Dickson (Ed.), Children's oral communication skills (pp.127-141). New York:   
    	Academic Press.	

Book Reviews/Newsletters:
Dowling, R., Gay, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2017). Using math board games to 
promote early numeracy skills. MSPA Protocol, LVII, 8-9.
Simons, C.L., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016, June). Helping parents support children’s 
self- regulation at home may be essential for school success. MSPA Protocol, LIV, 14.
Dowling, R. & Sonnenschein, S. (2016, June). Promoting vocabulary growth for 
	English language learners.  MSPA Protocol, LIV, 12-13.
Sonnenschein, S. (1998). Sylvia Scribner: The melding of diverse interests and 
     	approaches. Review of Mind and social practice: Selected writings of Sylvia 
	Scribner, E. Tobach, R. J. Falmagne, M. B. Parlee, L. M. W. Martin, & A. S. 
	Kopelman (Eds.), Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Applied 
	Cognitive Psychology, 12.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Serpell, R. (December, 1994). Children's emergent 
literacy experiences in the sociocultural contexts of home and school. Newsletter 
     	of National Reading Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Reviews of Work:
Sonnenschein, S., Stapleton, L.M., & Metzger, S. R. (2014). What parents know about 
how well their children are doing in school. The Journal of Educational Research, 107, 152-162 reviewed in London Educational Supplement, 3.7.14,           http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6411285).
Serpell, R., Baker, L. & Sonnenschein, S. (2005). Becoming literate in the city: The 
  	Baltimore Early Childhood Project. NY: Cambridge University Press reviewed in: 
1.	 Schiff, R. (2008).  Infant and Child Development, 17, 447-556. Mind Culture & Activity: An International Journal (2007), 14 (4)
2.	Smith, C (2006). Book Review: Becoming Literate in the City: The Baltimore Early Childhood Project Journal of Early Childhood Research, 4, 189-191.
3.	English in Education, 2006, 40, 92–104.
4.	Pahl, K, & Paul, J.R. Literacy and Education: Understanding the New Literacy Studies in the Classroom 
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Katenkamp, A., & Beall, L. (2006, October). Evaluation 
of the “Maryland Comics in the Classroom” Pilot Program. Sponsored by Maryland State Department of Education. (cited, May 2007 in Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, The Guardian, Baltimore Examiner, CNN).

Technical Reports:
Serpell, R, Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Hill, S., Goddard-Truitt, V., & Danseco, E. 
(1997). Parental ideas about development and socialization of children on the 
threshold of schooling. (Research Report No. 78) Athens, GA: National Reading 
     	Research Center.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Serpell, R, Scher, D., Fernandez-Fein, S., &     
Munsterman, K. (1996). Strands of emergent literacy and their antecedents in 
     	the home (Research Report No. 48). Athens, GA: National Reading Research 
     	Center. (Abstracted in CeDAR).
      Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Serpell, R (1995). Documenting the child's everyday 
 home experience: The ecological inventory as a resource for teachers. 
     	(Instructional Resources, No. 11). Athens, GA: National Reading Research 
     	Center.
	Serpell, R, Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1995). Home and school contexts of 
emergent literacy (Instructional Resource No. 18). Athens, GA: National Reading 
     	Research Center.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., Serpell, R, Fernandez, S., & Scher, D. (1994). Contexts of 
emergent literacy: Everyday home experiences of urban pre-kindergarten children. (Research Report, No. 24). Athens, GA: National Reading Research Center, University of Georgia.
Cohen, A., Sonnenschein,S., & Peters, D. (1973). Pennsylvania Day Care Centers: 
A preliminary profile. Pennsylvania State University, Institute for the Study of 
Human Development (Technical Report No. 20).
	
Program Evaluation Reports:
Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Shanty, L. (2017, January). Evaluation of The 
Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings program. Sponsored by PNC.
Maton, K., Marcotte, K., & Sonnenschein, S. (2013, September). Evaluation of the 
SEED School of Maryland: 2008, 2009, 2010 Cohorts. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Maton, K., Marcotte, K., & Sonnenschein, S. (2013, June). SEED School of Maryland:  
       	Preliminary Findings. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Thompson, J., & Metzger, S. (2011, January).  Evaluation 
of Core Knowledge Preschool Program at St. Vincent de Paul Head Start - Southeast: Year 4 Final Report. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation. 
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S., & Thompson, J. (2010, October). Evaluation of 21st 
Century Community Learning Center Y Achievers Program at Moravia Park. 
      	Sponsored by MSDE.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Thompson, J., Metzger, S., & Ramos, M. (2009, 
September). Evaluation of Core Knowledge Preschool Program at St. Vincent de Paul Head Start - Southeast: Year 3. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Thompson, J., & Ramos, M. (2008, September). 
Evaluation of Core Knowledge Preschool Program at St. Vincent de Paul South 
East Head Start Centers: Year 2. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Thompson, J., & Ramos, M. (2008, January).  
Evaluation of Core Knowledge Preschool Program at St. Vincent de Paul South 
East Head Start Centers: Progress Report. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Ramos, M., & Thompson, J. (2007, August). Evaluation 
      	of the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence curriculum in SECO Head Start  
      	Centers: Choosing the assessment battery. Sponsored by the Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Katenkamp, A., & Beall, L. (2006, October). Evaluation 
 of the “Maryland Comics in the Classroom” Pilot Program. Sponsored by Maryland State Department of Education. (cited, 5.07, in Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, The Guardian, Baltimore Examiner, CNN).
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Beall, L., with Shoaf, L. M.  (2006, February). An 
	Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Student Achievement: XX Schools,
	2004-2005.  Sponsored by XY Schools. 
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Beall, L., with Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Kochonoff, A. (2006, 
February). An Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Student Achievement: Y Schools, 2004-2005. Sponsored by XY Schools.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Garrett, A. (2005, August). An Analysis of Academic
			Progress of Children Participating in the Core Knowledge Preschool Program in
     			Baltimore County Head Start Centers. Sponsored by Baltimore Curriculum 
     		Project.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Garrett, A. (2004, December). Final Report of the 2004 
		Super Kids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Garrett, A. (2004, October). An Evaluation of the Core 
Knowledge Preschool Curriculum in Baltimore County Head Start Centers. Sponsored by Baltimore Curriculum Project.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Garrett, A. (2004, September). Evaluation Report of 
		the 2004 Super Kids Camp: Children's Reading Achievement. Sponsored by 
     		Parks and People Foundation.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Katenkamp, A. (2003, August). Evaluation of Jemicy's 
2002/2003 Pilot Read Program at Several Baltimore City Parochial Schools. Sponsored by Jemicy School/Community Outreach.
Sonnenschein, S.,  Baker, L., & Katenkamp, A. (2002, August). Evaluation of Jemicy's 
2001/2002 Pilot Read Program at Several Baltimore City Parochial Schools. Sponsored by Jemicy School/Community Outreach.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Katenkamp, A. (2001, July). Evaluation of Jemicy's
		2000/2001 Pilot Read Program at Several Baltimore City Parochial Schools.
     		Sponsored by Jemicy School/Community Outreach.
Sonnenschein, S., & Baker, L. (2000, May). Evaluation of the adequacy of Sylvan's
     		PLATO reading and writing programs for meeting states' high school graduation
     		tests. Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Systems.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Switkin, M. (2000, May). Final evaluation report of 
     		the 1999 Super Kids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Switkin, M. (2000,February). Mid-year evaluation 
     		report of the 1999 Super Kids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Switkin, M. (1999, November). Partial mid-year  
		evaluation report of Super Kids Camp, Year 2. Sponsored by Parks and People
     	Foundation.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Switkin, M. (1999, October). Preliminary evaluation 
     		of Super Kids Camp, Year 2. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1999, June). An evaluation of the 
			effectiveness of the Sylvan Learning Program in math and reading: Results in the 
     		United States and Canada in the second half of 1997. Sponsored by Sylvan 
     		Learning Systems.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Maton, K., & Butler, L. (1999, June). Final evaluation
     		report of Super Kids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Maton, K. & Butler, L. (1999, March). Children who
     		attended the St. Frances site of SuperKids Camp: Mid-year evaluation. 
     		Sponsored by Parks & People Foundation.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., Maton, K. & Butler, L. (1999, February). Interim evaluation 
			report of SuperKids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and People Foundation.
	Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Maton, K. (1998, October). Preliminary evaluation
	report of the St. Frances site of Super Kids Camp. Sponsored by Parks and    People Foundation.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1998, May). An evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the Sylvan Learning Program in math and reading: Results in the U.S. and Canada for the first half of 1997. Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Systems.
Sonnenschein,S., Maton, K., Frumkin, L., & Sakin, J. (1997, November). Evaluation
	    		of the Catholic School/BCPS Project: First year outcomes. Sponsored by Abell
	    		Foundation.
	Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1997, July). An evaluation of the effectiveness 
			of the Sylvan Learning Program in math and reading: Results for the second half of 
			1996 in U.S. and Canada. Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Systems.
Maton, K., Sonnenschein,S., Sakin, J., & Frumkin, L. (1997, June). Evaluation of the 
			use of the Saxon Math Program in BCPS. Sponsored by Abell Foundation.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1996, November). An evaluation of the
	    		effectiveness of the Sylvan Learning Program in math and reading: 1996 results.
	    		Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Systems.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1996, October). Evaluation of Sylvan's
	     		Contract Educational Services Beginning Reading Program. Sponsored by 
     		Sylvan Learning Systems.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., & Maton, K. (1996, April). An evaluation of the effectiveness 
	of the Sylvan Learning Program in math and reading. Sponsored by Sylvan Learning Systems.
	
Presentations
Conference Conveners/Chairs:
Conference Convener (with Tim Sparklin), (2005, June). Working together -- enhancing 
the human research experience across institutions, Baltimore, MD.

Conference/Poster Presentations (Juried/Refereed):
Diamant-Cohen, B., Hussey-Gardner, B., Sonnenschein, S., Roswog, S., Dowling, R., 	
& Shanty, L. (2017, November). Early Literacy Programming for Families with Babies in the NICU. Poster to be presented at NAEYC, Atlanta, GA.
Sonnenschein, S., & Yamamoto, Y. (Co-chairs) (2017, October). Perceptions of 
learning and school experiences from early childhood through adolescence. Symposium to be presented at Society for the Study of Human Development, Providence, RI.
Sonnenschein, S., Simons, C.L., & Metzger, S.R. (2017, October). Elementary school-
aged children’s knowledge of how they learn. Paper to be presented in symposium (Yamamoto, Y., & Sonnenschein, S., co-chairs), Perceptions of learning and school experiences from early childhood through adolescence, at Society for the Study of Human Development, Providence, RI.
Hussey-Gardner B, Sonnenschein S, Shanty L, Dowling R, Sacks D, & Diamant-
Cohen B. (2017, September). Goslings: An early language & literacy program for families with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Poster to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference, Chicago: IL. 
Simons, C.L., Sonnenschein, S. Hill, R., Lee, A., & Metzger, S.R. (2017, August). How 
children learn to see executive functioning strategies: Associations with memory   
          task performance.  Poster presented at APA, Washington, D.C.
Simons, C.L., Sonnenschein, S., & Metzger, S.R. (2017, April). Children’s knowledge 
of their executive function strategies. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX.
Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Schaefer, C., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2017, 
April). What helps mothers of NICU infants cope. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX.
Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Schaefer, C., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2017, 
April). Risk and resilience for postpartum depression in mothers of infants who required NICU hospitalization. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX.	
Diamant-Cohen, B., Rosswog, S., Hussey-Gardner, B., Sonnenschein, S., Shanty, L., 
& Dowling, R. (2016, October). Early literacy programming for families with fragile babies.  Panel session presented at Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Simons, C.L., Sonnenschein, S., & Wen, W. (2016, October). Parent’s views of the 
	educational value of tv: Chinese and Latino immigrant and White parents’ 
perspectives. Poster presented at SRCD, Technology and Media in Children’s Development, Irvine, CA.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Gay, B. (2016, July). Low income 
		Black and Latino parents’ concerted cultivation of preschoolers’ reading and 
	math skills. Poster presented at ISSBD, Vilnius, Lithuania. (Also invited 
 presentation at the “Ready for School? Perspectives from Child Development, Parenting, and Policy Experts" workshop, University of Maryland, 2017, March.)
 Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Dowling, R., & Galindo, C. (2016, July). Racial/ethnic gaps 
	in U.S. children’s math skills in elementary school.  Poster presented at ISSBD, 
	Vilnius, Lithuania.
Metzger, S.R., Dowling, R., Gay, B., Simons, C.L., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016, July). 
	Using 	parent focus groups to understand barriers to effective implementation of a home-based math intervention. Poster presented at National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, D.C.
Dowling, R., Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., & Baker, L., (2016, April). Advancing low income English language learners' vocabulary knowledge in preschool. Roundtable discussion presented at AERA, Washington, D.C.
Metzger, S.R., Sonnenschein, S., & Thompson, J.A. (2016, April). Elementary school 
	children’s views about homework. Poster presented at AERA, Washington,	 D.C.
Chisolm, D., Singh, R., Simons, C.L., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016, March). Gender 
	differences in children’s perception of their learning strategies and their 
	performance on cognitive tasks. Poster presented at EPA, NYC, NY.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., & Thompson, J.A. (2015, October). Parents’ of low 
income preschoolers socialization of their children’s early reading and math skills. Paper presented in symposium (Y. Yamamoto, Chair), Parental academic socialization from childhood through college:  Cultural and socioeconomic diversity, Society for the Study of Human Development, Austin, TX.
Scaletti, L., Sonnenschein, S., Black, M. (2015, March). Continuity and discontinuity of 
	biobehavioral reactivity in prenatally drug exposed children from birth through 
       	adolescence. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. 
Metzger, S., Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Thompson, J., & Simons, S. (2015, March). 
Bringing a class-based math intervention to the home: The importance of parents’ beliefs. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Metzger, S., Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., & Patel, H. (2015, March). Children’s 
	beliefs about the utility of math and how these beliefs relate to their home math 
engagement. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. (Also invited presentation at the "Ready for School? Perspectives from Child Development, Parenting, and Policy Experts" workshop, University of Maryland, 2017, March.)
Simons, C, Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2015, March). The home learning environment 
and achievement: self-regulation and executive function as mediators. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S., Thompson, J., & Baker, L. (2015, March). English and 
Spanish language predictors of low income Latino English language learners’ early academic skills. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Galindo, C., Sonnenschein, S., Simons, C., Thompson, J., & Metzger, S., (2015, 
March). Chinese and Latino parents’ views of how children learn math. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Sun, S., Sonnenschein, S., & Dowling, R. (2015, March). Predictors of child 
engagement in shared book reading: the role of parental talk. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Schmidt, K. & Sonnenschein, S. (2015, March). Parent involvement in part C early 
 	intervention services. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.
Simons, C., Metzger, S., Higgins, C., & Sonnenschein, S. (2015, March). The nature of 
          	children’s home engagement in math activities. Poster presented at SRCD, 
		Philadelphia, PA.
Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Simons, C., & Thompson, J.A. (2014, November). 
      	Associations between parents’ country of birth, race/ethnicity, parenting 	
      	practices, and children’s early academic skills. Poster presented at SRCD: New 
      	Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk. San Diego, CA.
Sun, S., Sonnenschein, S., Simons, C., & Thompson, J.A. (2014, July). The immigrant 
       	paradox: Associations between Latino kindergartners’ reading and mathematics   
skills, parents’ knowledge of children’s development and home-based practices. Poster presented at International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.
Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2014, April). Racial/ethnic differences in kindergartners’ 
       	reading and math Skills: Associations with parents’ knowledge and home-based 
       	practices. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, 
       	Philadelphia, PA.
Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Simons, C., & Thompson, J. (2014, April). Kindergartners’
       	reading skills in 1998 and 2010: Closing the gap? Poster presented at SRCD: 
       	Strengthening connections among child and family research, policy and practice. 
       	Alexandria, Virginia. 
Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Thompson, J., Metzger, S.R., & Huang. H.C. (2013, 
April). Chinese and White parents’ beliefs about their children’s math development. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Metzger, S.R., Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2013, April). Children’s knowledge of              
       	mathematics and how math is used in daily activities.  Poster presented at the 
       	Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2013, April). Children’s early reading skills: What 
are they learning in full-day kindergarten?  Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Galindo, C., & Sonnenschein, S. (2013, April). Promoting poor young children’s 
mathematical development: the role of initial math skills, home, and classroom practices. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Lewis, H. (2012, June). 
       	Similarities and differences in low -income African American and Hispanic   
       	parents’ socialization of their children’s academic development. Poster presented 
       	at Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Ramos, M.F., & Sonnenschein, S. (2012, June). Developing The Communication 
Questionnaire: Measuring communication barriers among limited English proficiency Head Start Parents. Poster presented at Head Start Conference, Washington, D.C.
Lee., C., Sonnenschein, S., & Mazzocco, M. (2012, March). The association of 
	inattention and children's math development: A longitudinal study.  Poster 
	presented at American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2012, February).  Promoting minority young 
	children’s mathematical development. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development’s Positive Minority Development Conference, Tampa, FL.
Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S.  (2011, August). Full-day kindergarten and later 
	reading:  The role of early reading skills. Poster presented at American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Bryant, J.B., Sonnenschein, S., & Robinson, J. (2011, March). Attracting students to 
	graduate study in developmental psychology and related disciplines. Roundtable 
discussion conducted at the Developmental Teaching Institute, Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2011, March). The relation 
	between parental beliefs 	about math, children's math activities and early math skills. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., & Thompson, J.A. (2011, March). Low income 
	parents' socialization of their young children's reading and math development. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Baker, L. (2011, March). Predictors 
	of Head Start children's scores on authentic kindergarten school readiness measures. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.
Sonnenschein, S., Thompson, J., Metzger, S., Ramos, M., & Baker, L. (2010, June) 
       	Head Start children’s math development: The role of classroom environment in 
facilitating English language learners’ math skills. Poster presented at Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
O’Malley, P., & Sonnenschein, S. (2010, May). Profiling differences in achievement 
       	and social goals of students at different levels of expertise. Poster presented 
       	at American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
Sonnenschein, S., Thompson, J.A., Ramos, M.F., & Baker, L. (2009, April). The 
		relation between preschool teachers' language and English language learners' 			growth in language and early literacy skills. Poster presented at Society for 			Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.  
Sonnenschein, S., Stapleton, L.M., & Metzger, S.R. (2009, April). What do parents 			know about how well their children are doing in school? Poster presented at 			Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.  
Sonnenschein, S, Ramos, M.F., Thompson, J.A., Metzger, S.R., & Jackson, D. (2009, 			April). Preschoolers' home-based reading and math activities. Poster presented 
		at Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.  
Katenkamp, A.M., & Sonnenschein, S. (2009, April). The relation between parents' 
       	beliefs and life context and teachers' perceptions of these factors. Poster 
       	presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.  
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Sullivan, C.J., Boot, L., & Gurzick, D. (2009, April).  
       	Engaging adolescents in discussions about their education through an internet-
       	based multimedia community. Poster presented at Society for Research in 
       	Child Development, Denver, Colorado.  
Scaletti, L. Hane, A. A., Feldstein, S., Sonnenschein, S., Morrison, B. & Huang, K-Y. 
       	(2009,April). Maternal sensitivity moderates the relation between Infant        	temperament and behavior problems at age two.  Poster presented at Society for 
	Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.
 Boot, L., Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Gurzick, D., & Sullivan, C. (2008, November). 
		The Fieldtrip Project: Teens’ cellcam films balanced authenticity and expertise to 
      	spark online peer discussions to increase engagement in education. Paper  
      	presented at the Ubiquitous Learning International Conference, Chicago, IL.
Sonnenschein, S., Stapleton, L., & Benson, A. (2008, March). The relation between 
type and amount of instruction on children’s literacy development. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, New York City.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Katenkamp, A. (2007, July). Relations between early 
and later literacy development: The impact of early home experiences. Paper presented at Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Prague, CZ.
Benson, A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2007, May). Differential Math fluency and confidence 
    	in low income second grade students. Poster presented at the Association for  
  	Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. 
Anushko, A.E., & Sonnenschein, S. (2007, March).  Nonliteral language comprehension 
in African American and European American children: Who can bust a grape in a fruit fight? Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. 
Tenowich, P., & Sonnenschein, S. (2006, May). Rigorous coursework and self-
	efficacy predict college gpa. Paper presented at Association for Psychological   
     	Sciences, New York City.
Sonnenschein,S., & Baker, L. (2005, April). How parental beliefs about children's 
     	development relate to children's literacy competencies. In D. Aram (Chair), New 
     	perspectives on shared storybook reading: It is not just the print. Symposium 
     	presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Moyer, A, & LeFevre, S. (2005, April). Parental beliefs 
     	about children's reading and math development and relations with subsequent 
     	achievement. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 
     	Atlanta, GA.
Katenkamp, A, & Sonnenschein, S. (2005, April). Teachers' evaluation of children's 
     	personal narratives and story retellings. Paper presented at Society for Research 
     	in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Katenkamp, A, & Sonnenschein, S. (2004, April). Ethnic differences in the structure 
     	of children's personal narratives and story retellings. Paper presented at 
     	Conference on Human Development, Washington, D. C.
Haynes, B., Baker, L., Serpell, R, & Sonnenschein, S. (2003, April). Story retelling 
     	and reading comprehension among ethnically diverse second graders. Paper 
     	presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Sonnenschein,S., Katenkamp, A, Tenowich, P., & Serpell, R (2003, April). 
     	Frequency of engagement in literacy-related activities at home and reading 
     	development. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 
     	Tampa, FL.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Switkin, M. (2001, April). Relations between motivation 
and achievement in a summer reading program for rising third graders. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Sonnenschein,S., Schmidt, D. & Mackler, K. (1999, April). The role of the home in 
	improving children's reading during elementary school. Paper presented at 
     	Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Mackler, K., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1999, April). How parents interact with 
     	their first-grade children during storybook reading: Relations to subsequent 
     	reading development. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child 
     	Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., & Serpell, R (1999, April). A five-year comparison of 
     	actual and recommended practices for promoting children's literacy development. 
     	In K. Roskos & A G. Bus (Chairs), Early literacy at the crossroad: Policy, practice 
     	and promise. Symposium presented at American Educational Association, 
     	Montreal, Canada.
Sonnenschein,S., Baker, L., Serpell, R, & Mackler, K. (1998, April). Third grade 
     	children's reading competencies: The influence of home factors and early literacy 
     	development. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, 
     	San Diego, CA.
Baker, L., Mackler, K., Sonnenschein,S., Serpell, R, & Fernandez-Fein, S. (1998, 
     	April). Early home experience and emergent literacy skills as contributors to 
     	children's word recognition in the primary grades. Paper presented at American 
     	Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA
Akkari, A, Serpell, R, Sonnenschein,S., & Baker, L. (1997, October). A comparative 
     	analysis of teacher ethnotheories. Paper presented at Congress of the Swiss  
     	Society for Research in Education (SSRE), University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 
     	Switzerland.
Munsterman, K., & Sonnenschein, S. (1997, April). Qualities of storybook reading 
     	interactions and their relation to emergent literacy. In R. Serpell, S. 
     	Sonnenschein, & L. Baker (Chairs), Patterns of emerging competence and 
     	sociocultural context in the early appropriation of literacy. Symposium presented 
     	at Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.
Sonnenschein, S., Williams, H., & Schmidt, D. (1997, April). How parental 
     	socialization practices and ideas about literacy are related to children's 
     	appropriation of literacy competencies. In R. Serpell, S. Sonnenschein, & L. 
Baker (Chairs), Patterns of emerging competence and sociocultural context in the early appropriation of literacy. Symposium presented at Society for 
     	Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Serpell, R., Scher, D., Goddard-Truitt, V., & 
     	Munsterman, K. (1996, August). The relation between parental beliefs about 
     	reading development and storybook reading practices in different sociocultural 
     	groups in Baltimore. Paper presented as part of poster workshop: Basic 
     	Education for the Modem World: Alternatives to Western Cultural Hegemony. 
     	Presented at International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, 
     	Quebec City, Canada.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Schmidt, D., Scher, D., & Pringle, B. (1996, June). 
     	Personal narrative and its relation to other aspects of literacy development. In M. 
     	S. Benson (Chair), Emerging Narrative Abilities Among Low-Income Children: 
     	Influence of Practices in the Home, Intervention, and Its Relationship to Social 
     	Competence. Symposium presented at Head Start's Third National Research 
     	Conference, Washington, DC. (Published in Summary of Proceedings: ACYF 
    	Research Conference)
Sonnenschein, S., & Munsterman, K. (1996, April). The Early Childhood Project: 
     	Aspects of the social nature of becoming literate. In C. Dainte & AD. Pelligrini 
     	(Chairs), The role of relationships in the development of literacy. Symposium 
     	presented at American Education Research Association, New York City, NY.
Sonnenschein, S. & Munsterman, K. (1995, April). Parents of preschoolers' 
     	attitudes about the importance of learning to read and related practices. Paper 
     	presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Serpell, S., Scher, D., & Fernandez, S. (1994, March).   
     	Aspects of prekindergartners' home-based language practices and early literacy 
     	skills.  In S. Sonnenschein (Chair), The use of language within home and school 
     	contexts and its relation to early literacy development. Symposium presented at 
     	American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Serpell, R., Fernandez, S., & Scher, D. (1994, March).   
     	Contexts of emergent literacy: Everyday home experiences of urban pre
     	kindergarten children. Paper presented at American Education Research 
     	Association, New Orleans, LA.
Sonnenschein, S. (Chair, 1994, March). The use of language within home and 
     	school contexts and its relation to early literacy development. Symposium 
     	presented at American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA
Sonnenschein, S., Serpell, R., Baker, L., Hill, S., & Goddard-Truitt, V. (1993, 
     	November). The Early Childhood Project: A comparison between caregivers' and 
     	teachers' beliefs about how children learn and develop. Second National Head 
     	Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.
       Serpell, R, Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Hill, S. (1993, June). Contexts for the 
	early appropriation of literacy: Caregiver meanings of recurrent activities. In S. 
	Ellis (Chair), Learning and development in cultural context. Symposium 
	presented at the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Cerra, L. C. (1993, April). How should parents help 
     	their children with homework? A comparison of teachers' and parents' views. 
     	Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Cerra, L. (1992, April). Mothers' reports about their 
     	homework practices with elementary school children. Paper presented at 
     	American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Black, M., & Sonnenschein, S. (1992, May). Otitis media: A vulnerability factor? 
     	Paper presented at Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Baltimore, MD.
Serpell, R, Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Hill, S. (1991, July). Caregiver 
     	ethnotheories of children's emergent literacy and numeracy. In H. McGurk & J. 
     	Goodnow (Chairs), The socio-historical context of development. Symposium 
	presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, 
     	Minneapolis, MN.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., Serpell, R, & Hill, S. (1991, June). Learning the 3 R's: 
	A study of young children from two Baltimore communities. Paper presented at 
     	National Working Conference, New Directions in Child and Family Research: 
     	Shaping Head Start in the Nineties, Alexandria, VA.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Lasaga, M. (1991, April). Mothers' views of their role 
     	in fostering metacognition. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child 
     	Development, Seattle, WA.
Gilat, M., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1990, April). Mother sensitivity to the 
     	competencies of three preschoolers on a matching task. Paper presented at 
     	American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.
Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Connelly, L. (1989, April). Mothers' beliefs about 
           teaching their preschoolers: How, what, when, and why? Paper presented at 
	Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, MO.
Freund, L., Baker, L., & Sonnenschein, S. (1988, August). Where's the doggie? 
     	Mother's perception of a joint problem-solving task. Paper presented at American   
     	Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Sonnenschein, S. (1987, April). Communication development: How initial 
     	interactions affect subsequent interactions. Paper presented at American 
     	Educational Association, Washington, DC.
Sonnenschein, S. (1987, April). How much should I tell you? When memory is a 
     	factor.  Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 
     	Baltimore, MD.
Freund, L., Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Crane, L. (1987, April). Developmental   
     	differences in the strategies used to classify items in two different ways. Paper 
     	presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Sonnenschein, S. (1986, August). How familiarity with a listener affects a speaker's 
      	communications. Paper presented at American Psychological Association 
     	meetings, Washington, DC.
Sonnenschein, S. (1985, April). Learning to communicate: When quality becomes  
     		quantity. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development 
     		meetings, Toronto, Canada.
Sonnenschein, S. (1984, April). Communication development: The importance of 
     		the first impression. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association,   
		     Baltimore, MD. (In Resources in Education).
Sonnenschein,S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1983, April). Yes, Virginia, speaking and 
		     listening skills do transfer. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child 
		     Development meetings, Detroit, MI.
Sonnenschein, S. (1982, August). Verbal redundancy: When more is better. Paper 
			presented at American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Sonnenschein, S. (1981, August). The relationship between how much is said and 
		    	the quality of 	the utterance: Can young children tell the difference? Paper 
	      	presented at International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, 
 	     Toronto, Canada.
	Sonnenschein, S. (1981, August). Can preschoolers discriminate between informative 
	and ambiguous communications? Paper presented at American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Means, B., Sonnenschein,S., & Baker, L. (1981, April). Organization and content in    
           writing and	 speech. Paper presented at American Educational Research   
           Association, Los Angeles, CA. Reprinted in Resources in Education, 17(3), 
           1982.
Sonnenschein, S. (1980, September). The effects of redundant communications on 
		Listeners: When more is less. Paper presented at British Psychological Society,   
		Developmental Section, Conference on Language, Communication, and   
 	Understanding, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Batey, O., & Sonnenschein, S. (1979, March). Reading problems in learning disabled 
	children: Attention, syntax or memory? Paper presented at Orton Society, New York City, NY.
	Sonnenschein, S. (1979, March). Egocentrism versus comparison skills revisited: 
     	An egocentric communicator is better than a poor communicator. Paper 
     		presented at Society for Research in Child Development, San Francisco, CA.
	Sonnenschein,S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1979, March). Successful training of 
 referential communication skills: At last. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, San Francisco, CA.
	Sonnenschein,S., Whitehurst, G. J., & Marcantel, K. (1978, March). Children's
		referential communication: Knowing when to describe the differences between
		pictures. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
	Sonnenschein,S., & Whitehurst, G. J. (1977, March). Referential communication:
     	Attribute variation leads to contrast failure. Paper presented at Society 
     	for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
	Sonnenschein, S. (1976, March). The effects of modifying dimensional saliency on 	
	    	children's concept identification. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological
	    	Association, New York City, NY.

Invited Lectures, Colloquia, and Presentations:
Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Metzger, S. (2017, May). Enpowering parents to 
foster their young children’s math development. Invited workshop conducted at Maryland Head Start Association Spring Conference.
Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Shanty, L. (2017, January). Presentation of Mother 
Goose on the Loose Goslings program. Presentation at PNC. Also presented at UMCH NICU Advisory Committee and at Ready at Five.
Sonnenschein, S. (2016, August). Presenter at webinar on Family Contexts of 
Academic Socialization: The Role of Culture, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status.  
Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2014, October). Chinese and Latino immigrant 
	parents’ views of how to facilitate their children’s math development. Invited 
	presentation at On New Shores Conference, Toronto, CA.
Sonnenschein, S. (2013, March). Presentation at UMBC ADP Topics.
Sonnenschein, S. (2010, December). Presentation at UMBC ADP Topics.
Sonnenschein, S., & Baker, L. (2008, November). Improving children’s reading 
    	competences.  Invited presentation to Sondheim Policy Scholars, UMBC.
Sonnenschein, S. (2008, October). Learning to read: It takes a village. Invited paper 
    	presented at the National Synergy Psychology Conference, Westminster, MD.
Sonnenschein, S., & Sparklin, T. (2007, April). Inquiry, intrigue, and information from 
the IRB. Workshop presented for Graduate Student Week, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Sonnenschein, S. (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 October). When Faculty Say X, They 
Mean Y.  Invited panelist at PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 
Sonnenschein, S. (2006, August). The Key to “Learning the Lingo” or “Cracking the 
    	Code”. Invited speaker at Graduate School Orientation, University of Maryland 
    	Baltimore County.
Sonnenschein, S.  (2006, May). Parental beliefs and children’s literacy development. 
Presented in “Developmental Psychology and Children’s Education” panel session as part of Education and the “Whole” Child: An Interdisciplinary Workshop. UMBC, Baltimore, MD. 
Sonnenschein, S. (2006, February).   Evaluating the Baltimore County and Arkansas
	Delta Preschool Programs. 15th Core Knowledge National Conference, The 
     	Knowledge Frontier: A New Direction for Reading. San Antonio, TX. 
Sonnenschein,S., Katenkamp, A, & Anushko, A (2004, April). From a student's
		    Perspective.  Responsible Conduct in Research Conference, University of
				Maryland, College Park (also presented November, 2004, UMBC).
	Sonnenschein, S. & Sparklin, T. (2004, April). UMBC- -IRB auditing of protocols: 
     			It's not as bad as you think (Stay in compliance and stay informed). Responsible
	    			Conduct in Research Conference, University of Maryland College Park.
Sonnenschein, S. (2003, February). UMBC's Institutional Review Board. UMBC's
     			Faculty Senate.
Sonnenschein, S. (2001, September). The IRB: Issues and safeguards. UMBC's
     		President's Council
Sonnenschein, S. (2001, August).  The IRB: An overview. UMBC Graduate Student
     			Orientation.
Invited Participant (2000, September).  Workshop on Emergent Literacy and 
     		Literacy: Current Status and Research Directions. Sponsored by ASHA and NIH.
Mindfest (2000, April) University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 
Sonnenschein, S. (1994, May).  Early literacy: Aspects of home and school.
     		International Reading Association, Pre-Conference Workshop. 
Sonnenschein, S. (1994, March). Invited participant and presenter. Conference for 
International Collaboration on Research on Language and Literacy Environments of Minority and Low Income Groups. Clark University.
	Baker, L., Sonnenschein,S., & Serpell, R. (1993, February). Home literacy 
	    	environments of Baltimore City pre-schoolers. National Reading Research Center Conference, "Development of engaged readers in home and school 
	    		communities," Athens, GA.
Sonnenschein, S. (1991, November). Documenting the everyday contexts of 
      		guided participation. Paper presented at invited symposium (R. Serpell, L. Baker, 
     		& S. Sonnenschein, Chairs), "The Contexts of Appropriation for Emergent 
     		Literacy and Numeracy," Virginia Developmental Forum, Washington, D.C.
		National Reading Research Center, University of Maryland, 1993
	Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Serpell, R. (1992, June). Invited colloquium.   
	National Reading Research Center, University of Maryland.  
Sonnenschein, S. (1983, June). Greater Washington Child Language Research 
	Forum, Georgetown University 
Department of Psychology, UMBC, 1979, 1995 
Invited Participant and Presenter (July, 1979). Society for Research in Child 
Development Summer Institute on the Origins of Communication.
Department of Psychology, Tufts University, 1979
Whitehurst, G. J., & Sonnenschein, S. (1978, October). The development of 
      	informative messages in referential communication: Knowing when to describe 
     	differences between pictures. Conference on Implications of Research on 
     	Children's Oral Communication Skills for Educational Practice, University of 
     	Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

	Service to the Department (does not contain all service)
2006 - present 	Director, Graduate program in Applied Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County
2012 - present 	Chair, Graduate Committee 
2007 - 2008		Acting Chair, Undergraduate Committee
2006, 2007		Chair, Post-tenure Review Committee (and once more recently)
2005 - 2010		Member, Undergraduate Committee
2005 - 2007		Chair, Graduate Committee
2005 - 2006		Member, Teaching Assistant Committee 
May 2007		Co-Convener (with Steve Pitts), APA Career Workshop 
Oct. 2007, 2009	Member, Graduate Program Coordinator Search Committee 
1985, spring		Acting Director, Graduate Program in Applied Developmental 
Psychology, UMBC, 
  --	Have served on several and chaired one faculty search committee
  --	P& T reviews: contract renewal for 3 faculty (Chair - 2, Member - 1) 
  --		P& T reviews : 3 faculty (Chair - 2, Member - 1) 
  --		Chair, Senior Lecturer review 

Service to the University (does not contain all service)
2016 – present	Member, Data Usage and Management Committee 
1999 - present	Chair, Institutional Review Board 
2013 - present	Faculty Grievance Committee
2004 - 2011		Faculty Senate 
2004 - 2007		Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee (and one other time) 
2004 - 2007		Faculty Senate Executive Committee 

Service to the Profession (does not contain all service)
EDITORIAL BOARD - Journal of Educational Psychology (associate editor 1.2013-6.2014), Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Reading Research Quarterly (volumes 48, 50, 51)

GUEST REVIEWER
Journals: 	Child Development, Child Development Perspectives, Early Education and Development, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Child Language, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Review of Educational Research, International Journal of Behavioral Development, NRRC Research Reports, Journal of Family Issues, American Educational Research Journal, Scientific Studies of Reading, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Infant and Child Development 
Publishers: 	Allyn & Bacon, Prentice-Hall, Wadsworth, West, Cambridge University Press, Erlbaum, Houghton & Mifflin
Funding Agencies: 	National Science Foundation, Ontario Mental Health Foundation, 
U.S. Department of Education Early Reading First Grants Panel (2003-2005, 2007, 2009), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2007),U.S. Department of Education Initiatives Grant Panel (2005), Race to the Top- -Early Learning Challenge Grant Panel (2011), Ready to Learn Television review panelist (2014, 2015), External Reviewer for Promotion & Tenure (2007, Bar Ilan University) 
Conferences: 	Conference on Human Development; Society for Research in Child 
Development; American Educational Research Association; American Psychological Association, National Association for the Education of Young Children, American Educational Research Association, Head Start Research Conference