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Xiaoyi Wei

Lecturer
(585) 395-2616
xwei@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 210 A

Education

Ed.D., Early Childhood Education & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University — October 2024
M.A., Early Childhood Education, Teachers College, Columbia University — May 2020
B.A., Russian Language & Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University — July 2004

Areas of Specialty

Early childhood education

Multilingualism

Translanguaging

Multimodality

Courses Taught

EDI 411 Early Childhood Development

EDI 416 Assessment in Inclusive and Special Early Childhood Education

EDI 470 Methods for Supporting English Language and Multilingual Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms

EDI 487 Supporting Young Children’s Language and Literacy Learning

Research Interests

My research inquiry has its root in my work with children, families, and educators, especially those from multilingual and multicultural backgrounds. It focuses on bringing in children’s and families’ funds of knowledge into teaching and curriculum by employing translanguaging and multimodal lenses and approaches.