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Building Capacity
A young mom at the airport was on her cell phone. Her 4-month-old infant in a stroller was crying — obviously hungry. As the baby’s stress level and crying escalated, she pulled a bottle out of the diaper bag and propped it in her baby’s mouth, continuing with her...
Supporting Interactions
Sandra Dodgens was taking a break from being a foster parent after the heartbreak of losing a child with cerebral palsy, when a social worker called her about a pair of 3-year-old twins in critical need. It was in the late 1990s. The previous foster parent had them...
UF researcher recognized among 2015 top scientific advances in autism
Cynthia Johnson, Ph.D., has been recognized as one of the top breakthroughs in autism research by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The federal advisory committee, charged with coordinating all activities related to autism spectrum disorder within the...
Center Director Receives Mentoring Award from Division for Early Childhood
University of Florida Professor Patricia Snyder, director of the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, has been named the new recipient of the Division for Early Childhood Award for Mentoring. Commonly known as DEC, the organization, a...
UF Professor in Special Education Receives Top Honor for Contributions to Early Childhood Interventions
Mary McLean, a University of Florida professor of special education and early childhood studies has been awarded one of the Division for Early Childhood’s highest accolades: the Mary McEvoy Service to the Field Award. A division of the Council for Exceptional...
UF Early Childhood Researcher Investigates Tools For Teachers
Preschool children with early learning challenges benefit from being a part of the class, but they need extra support through a teaching approach known as embedded instruction. Their teachers also are in need of support to employ the approach as intended. Patricia...
Publications
Anita Zucker Center Overview Brochure (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Progress Report 2017 (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Case for Support (pdf)
The Early Years – UF Explore Magazine Summer 2015 (pdf)
Solutions Seekers: Anita Zucker Center Researchers Aim to
Transform Development and Learning in Early Childhood (pdf)