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AI Literacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cai, Z, Xing, G. Y., Yamamoto, Y., & Wang, X. C. (2025). From Piaget to
posthumanism: Critical review of conceptualization of AI and early childhood education. AI, Brain and Child, 1<\/em>(14). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44436-025-00012-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cai, Z., Tu, X., Wang, X. C., Sadeghi, S., & Dantu, K. (2025). Exploring preschoolers\u2019 engagement with intelligent agents (IA) mediated by IA features and teacher scaffolding. In A. Rajala, A. Cortez, R. Hofmann, A. Jornet, H. Lotz-Sisitka, & L. Markauskaite (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences -ICLS 2025.<\/em> Helsinki, Finland: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22318\/icls2025.267470<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xing, G., Wang, X. C., Yamamoto, Y., Cai, Z., Sadeghi, S., & Dantu, K. (2025). Embodied improvisation: Exploring how teachers support young children\u2019s engagement with intelligent agents. In A. Rajala, A. Cortez, R. Hofmann, A. Jornet, H. Lotz-Sisitka, & L. Markauskaite (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences -ICLS 2025<\/em>. Helsinki, Finland: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22318\/icls2025.783095<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C. (2025). Foreword: Reimagining Early Learning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. In L. Cohen (Ed.) Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education: New Learning Experiences for Young Children<\/em>. Routledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Xing, Y. G., *Ahmadzadeh Siyahrood, S., **Wang, X. C., & Xiong, J. (2024). Toward productive multivocality in AI development: Excavating ethics concerns among an interdisciplinary team. In J. Clarke-Midura, I. Kollar, X. Gu, & C. D\u2019Angelo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL 2024<\/em> (pp. 309-314). Buffalo, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22318\/cscl2024.306568 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computational Thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C. & Proctor, C. (accepted). Computational thinking (CT) meets young children: Critical review of conceptualization and implementation of CT in early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Flood, V., Xing, G., Y. (2025) Embodied and shared self-regulation through computational thinking among preschoolers. Education Sciences, 15<\/em>(10), 1346. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/educsci15101346<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yang, W., Lin, C., Wang, X. C., Bautista, A., Li, H., Datu, J. A. D., & Hu, B. Y. (2025). Beyond coding: Effects of a computing curriculum on preschoolers\u2019 computational thinking, math, language, and social-emotional skills. Journal of Educational Computing Research<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/07356331251384546<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xing, G. Y., Cady, A., & Wang, X. C. (2025). Playful computational thinking learning in and beyond early childhood classrooms: Insights from collaborative action research of two teacher-researchers. Education Sciences, 15<\/em>(7), 840. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/educsci15070840 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Flood, V. J., & *Grace (Yaxin) Xing. (2023). Preschoolers\u2019 embodied and shared self-regulation through computational thinking. <\/em>In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.). Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023 (pp.1470-1473)<\/em>. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences. DOI: 10.22318\/icls2023.397947<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flood, V. J., Wang, X. C., & *Sheridan, M. (2022). Embodied responsive teaching for supporting computational thinking in early childhood. <\/em>In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022<\/em> (pp. 855-862). Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. [Winner of the Best Paper Award<\/strong>: https:\/\/2022.isls.org\/<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., *Choi, Y., Benson, K., Eggleston, C., & Weber, D. (2021). Teachers\u2019 role in fostering preschoolers\u2019 computational thinking: An exploratory case study. Early<\/em> Education and Development, 32<\/em>(1), 26-48. DOI: 10.1080\/10409289.2020.1759012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Flood, V. J., & *Cady, A. (2021). Computational thinking through body and ego syntonicity: Young children\u2019s embodied sense-making using a programming toy. <\/em>In E. de Vries, J. Ahn, & Y. Hod (Eds.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2021 <\/em>(pp. 394-401). <\/em>Bochum, Germany: International Society of the Learning Sciences. [Finalist for the Best Paper Award<\/strong>: https:\/\/2021.isls.org\/awards\/<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Literacies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*Bakhoda, I., Christ, T., & Wang, X.C. (Accepted). Learning to use app book features during buddy reading. Journal of Literacy and Technology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Eggleston, C., Wang, X. C., & Choi, Y. (2021). Mother-toddler shared reading with electronic versus print books: Mothers\u2019 language use and perspectives. Early Education and Development.<\/em> <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10409289.2021.1943638<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Christ, T., & Misfud, C. L. (2020). \u201ciPad has everything!\u201d: How young children with diverse linguistic backgrounds in Malta and the U.S. process multimodal digital text. Early Child Development and Care, 190<\/em>(16), 2563-2580. DOI: 10.1080\/03004430.2019.1593157<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Christ, T., Chiu, M. M. & Strekalova-Hughes, E. <\/strong>(2019). Exploring the relationship between kindergarteners\u2019 buddy reading and individual comprehension of interactive app books. In A. Bus, S. B. Neuman, & K. Roskos (Eds.). American Educational Research Association Open, <\/em>Special Issue: Screens, Apps, and Digital Books for Young Children: The Promise of Multimedia<\/em>, 5<\/em>(3), 1\u201317. DOI: 10.1177\/2332858419869343<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ, T., Wang, X. C., Chiu, M. M., & Strekalova-Hughes, E. (2019). How app books\u2019 affordances are related to young children\u2019s reading behaviors and outcomes. In A. Bus, S. B. Neuman, & K. Roskos (Eds.). American Educational Research Association Open, <\/em>Special Issue: Screens, Apps, and Digital Books for Young Children: The Promise of Multimedia<\/em>, 5(2), 1-18. DOI: 10.1177\/2332858419859843<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STEAM Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*Ende, A., Schindel, A, Tripp, J, Wang, X. C., & Christ, T. (2023). Integrating critical pedagogy of place with NGSS in kindergarten. Science and Children, 60<\/em>(4). https:\/\/www.nsta.org\/science-and-children\/science-and-children-marchapril-2023\/integrating-critical-pedagogy-place<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ, T., *Bakhoda, I., Chiu, M., Wang, X. C., & Schindel, A. (2023). Mediating learning in the zones of development: Role of teacher and kindergartner talk turns during read-aloud discussions. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 37<\/em>(4), 519-549. DOI: 10.1080\/02568543.2022.2146816<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., Benson, K., *Starke, K., & Eggleston, C. (2022). \u201cReal worms and gummy worms!\u201d: Fostering meaningful learning and connection for young children over Zoom. Young Children, 77<\/em>(4),76-83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Deng T., Hu, B. Y., Wang, X. C., Li Y., Jiang C., Su, Y., & LoCasale-Crouch, J. (2022). Chinese preschool teachers\u2019 use of concept development strategies in whole-group math lessons and its effectiveness. Early Education and Development.<\/em> DOI: 10.1080\/10409289.2022.2067428<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C. (2020). \u201cSometimes the Internet doesn\u2019t know everything\u201d: Exploring young children\u2019s epistemic reasoning in their inquiry practice. In M. Gresalfi & I. S. Horn (Eds.). (2020). The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 1<\/em> (pp. 390-397). <\/em>Nashville, Tennessee: International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Andrews, K., & Wang, X. C. (2019). Young children’s emergent science competencies in everyday family contexts: A case study. Early Child Development and Care, 189<\/em>(8), 1351-1368. <\/em>DOI: 10.1080\/03004430.2017.1379516<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, X. C., *Benson, K., Eggleston, C., & Lin B. (2019). A guided-exploration based visual arts program in early childhood education. Young Children, 74<\/em>(1),72-80. https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/26808898<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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