Bo Ram Song, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Associate
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies

songbo@ufl.edu

Bo Ram Song, is a Postdoctoral Associate working with the Center. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Florida. Her major area of study was Special Education, with a concentration in Early Childhood Studies and a minor in Research and Evaluation Methodology. Her research primarily focuses on (a) evidence-based early literacy instructional practices that support the early literacy of Dual Language Learners (DLL) and their language development in both languages; (b) the development and implementation of professional development for teachers to enhance literacy instruction; and (c) evidence-based parental practices to support DLLs’ early literacy and language development, who might not have literacy-stimulating home environments due to known risk factors.

Dr. Song previously pursued a Master of Arts in Education in Instructional System Development, with a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in 2008. Later, she returned to study at the University of Florida, obtaining a Master of Arts in Education in Early Childhood Studies in 2021. During this pursuit, Dr. Song worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center on the Embedded Instruction for Early Learning project.

Following the completion of her doctoral degree, Dr. Song was awarded a Postdoctoral Associate position at the Center. Her research has significant implications for improving early literacy outcomes through enhanced teacher training, family engagement, and home-school connections, especially for children facing socioeconomic challenges.