Josh Thompson, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Midlothian Campus of the
Navarro College District
899 Mt. Zion Road
NCMB (main building) Room 207
Seminar Room NCM2 Room 220
Midlothian, Texas 76065
972-775-7230
214-663-6102
Department of Curriculum &
Instruction
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
To Nairobi: http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jthompson/rece/
Teaching
Effective teaching can be demonstrated in a number of ways. “Value-added” is one method to enumerate growth, using pre- and post- measures to demonstrate change in the student. On the other hand, research has pointed toward the difference a TEACHER makes in effective teaching. That a teacher CARES turns out to be a significant factor in teaching effectiveness (Goldstein. 2002. Reclaiming Caring in Teaching and Teacher Education. NY: Lang.). I want to be known as a teacher who cares.
Fall 2013
Doctoral Students
Brumfield, Melissa. (abd). Topic of interest: Retention in early grades
Ezell, Sonja. (2013). Early Head Start, Curriculum Intervention, and Outcome Measures.
Jones, Suzanne Stateler. (2011). Academic Red-Shirting: Perceived Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Males.
Keddington, Holly (2012). Complement Syntax, Mental Verbs, and Theory of Mind in Children who are Deaf.
Yeh, Chia Jung. (2013). Effects of Peer Relationships adn Child Behaviors on Preschoolers' Language Competencies. Texas Woman's University.
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Research
Within the community of
child language acquisition researchers, it is known that pragmemes
transmit pragmatic competence to language learners; how they do so is still
quite a mystery. The complex, interwoven connectedness of diverse elements
and their influence on language acquisition remains unzipped; the double,
triple, or infinite helix of pragmemes needs to be realized.
Following Naomi Baron's (1990) structure of
Five Language Functions (affection, control, information, pedagogy, and
social exchange), my research examines the effectiveness of this structure
to describe pragmemes in the early language learning environment of young
children.
Early childhood educators are predominantly
female; I am exploring gender differences in the ways men parent and teach.
I join other researchers and early childhood practitioners (e.g.
www.MenTeach.org) in seeking what is necessary to attract, recruit, retain,
and promote men in early childhood education.
- Language: Early Childhood Classroom Research
- Capturing Teacher Talk
- Family Literacy Packs
-
Words at Work
- Games Teachers Play
- Gifts of the Italian Educators
- What Teachers Think about ELLs
- Teacher Inquiry Projects
Publications
Hammack, B.J., Foote, M., Garretson, S., & Thompson, J. (2012). "Family Literacy Packs: Engaging Teachers, Families, and Young Children in Quality Activities to Promote Partnerships for Learning," in Young Children 67(3) 104-110.
Thompson, J. & Garretson, S. (2011). Encouraging men in their conversations with children, in Perspectives on gender in early childhood education (Tamar Jacobson, Ed.). St. Paul: Redleaf Press.
Thompson, J. & Stryker, A. (2010). Tale of two talents: How two teachers use peer-reflection to better prepare for class. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.
Thompson, J. (2008). Table talk: Taking dinner conversation into the classroom .pdf. In P. Dam & M. T. Coward (Eds.), Current Issues and Best Practice in Bilingual and ESL Education (pp. 54-64). Denton, TX: Federation of North Texas Universities.
Thompson, J. & Leeds, L. (2006). Infant crying: To soothe or not to soothe .doc. Montessori Life: Journal of the American Montessori Society, v18 n1 pp 26-31.
Leeds, L. & Thompson, J. (2005). Tears as Tools .rtf. Early Years: Journal of Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, v27 n1 pp5-6.
Thompson, J. (2003). Hundred Language Zoo .doc. Dimensions of Early Childhood, v31 n1 pp13-20.
Accepted for publication
Manuscripts, Submitted to Refereed Journals
Manuscripts, in Progress
Thompson, J., Hammack, B., Sennette, J., & Doyle, H. (target date: July 2014). Games teachers play. Presentation for annual conferences of Association of Childhood Education International, New Orleans, LA, April 2011; National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC, November 2009; Texas AEYC, Arlington, Texas, September 2011.
Thompson, J., & Hammack, B. (target date: May 2014). Gifts of the Italian Educators.
Thompson, J. (target date: September 2014). Bulls in a china shop: How men 'fit-in' among children. Invited presentation to Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, April 24, 2010.
Thompson, J. (target date: December 2014). Talk about things unseen.
Recent Presentations
Thompson, J., Foote, M., & Golden, F. (November 2013). Living with Learner: ResearchNet on Teacher Education. National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators. Washington, DC.
Thompson, J. (November 2013). The Indigenous Child's Use of Language. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood http://receinternational.org/. Nairobi, Kenya. (http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/rece)
Brown, D., Geneser, V., & Thompson, J. (October 2013). Meet the Editors: Publishing in Early Years. Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. San Antonio, Texas.
Thompson, J., Reid, M., Boggs, M., Johansen, R., & Garret, C. (November 2012). Learners All: How to Build Powerful Discussions Between Student Teachers, Mentors, and University Liaisons. Annual Conference, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta.
Thompson, J., Brown, D.L., & Geneser, V. (October 2012). Publishing My Story in Early Years: The Journal of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. Annual Conference, Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Galveston.
Reid, M., & Thompson, J. (February 2012). Peer De-Briefers: Co-Constructors of New Knowledge. Southern Education Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Thompson, J., & Robbins, J. (November 2011). Men Matter: Results of a Survey of What Teachers Think of Men in the Lives of Young Children. Annual Conference, National Association for the Education of Young Children. Orlando, Florida.
Geneser, V., & Thompson, J. (November 2011). From Scribbles to Scripts: Connecting Art to Language and Literacy. National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.
Thompson, J. & Geneser, V. (September 2011). Art Easel Speech. Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. Arlington, Texas.
Thompson, J., Hammack, B., & Sennette, J. (September 2011). Games and Andragogy. Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. Arlington, Texas.
Johansen, R., Garrett, C., Schneider, K., & Hester, M. (September 2011). Brave Challenges at Bray Elementary School. Project Galleria, Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. Arlington, Texas.
Grants
2013, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS), U.S. Dept. of Education, http://www.ed.gov/programs/campisp/index.html. $67,000.
Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium, May 2013, $500, Early Childhood Committee of the Federation of North Texas Universities.
2012, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS), U.S. Dept. of Education, http://www.ed.gov/programs/campisp/index.html. $67,000.
Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium, May 2012, $1500, Early Childhood Committee of the Federation of North Texas Universities.
2011, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS), U.S. Dept. of Education, http://www.ed.gov/programs/campisp/index.html. $67,000.
Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium, May 2011, $2000, Early Childhood Committee of the Federation of North Texas Universities.
Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium, May 2010, $2000, Early Childhood Committee of the Federation of North Texas Universities.
Education
Ph.D. (2001). Humanities, The University of Texas at Arlington. Dissertation: Adaptations of Language Functions in Caregiver Speech: Nurturing the Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence. Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nancy Hadaway. Major Adviser (Early Childhood Education): Dr. Carol Sue Marshall.
M.Ed. (1986). Elementary Education, Dallas Baptist University.
B.M. (1980). Piano Performance, Trinity University. Student of Karl Leifheit.
Associations
MIGHTY! Men for Young Texans - MyT
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Co-Chair, Publications Committee
Dallas Association for the Education of Young Children Chair, Awards & Scholarship Committee
Contact
Josh Thompson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Early Childhood Education
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Midlothian Campus of the
Navarro College District
899 Mt. Zion Road
Room 207
Midlothian, Texas 76065
972-775-7230
Fax 972-775-7233
Cell: 214-663-6102
Email: note new email eddress: Josh.Thompson@tamuc.edu
Department of Curriculum &
Instruction
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
903-886-5537
