Elaine Weitzman Primary Affiliation: Hanen Centre 1075 Bay St., Suite 515 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B1 Phone:(416)921-1073 Fax:(416)921-1225 Email:

Research Interests & Abilities (Keywords)

• caregiver/teacher training
• language learning, child care
• teacher-child interaction
• quality of child care
• language and early literacy
• early language intervention
• parent training
• language facilitation

Major Research Activities

My colleague, Luigi Girolametto, and I are interested in examining how early childhood educators facilitate language development of young children in child care settings, as well as how they foster peer interaction. We are exploring the interactions of caregivers and young children with language impairment, and ways to train teachers to apply language facilitation strategies flexibly and spontaneously, accommodating children's individual styles and stages of language development.

Network Research Projects

• Language Stimulation and Intervention in the Home and in Day Care Centres  (Project Leader)

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