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Stephanie Yip

Assistant Director for Outreach & Engagement

What I like most about my role within the Center is…

Interacting with my collaborative and thoughtful team members! I love working with people who share a passion for supporting children and providing them opportunities to feel happy and successful. 

What I believe in

I believe that there’s always room to learn about yourself and others and that laughter really is the best medicine.

Previous work highlights

I have always worked in the field of education. In my previous role, I was a special educator at Cambridge Public Schools.

Favorite book

Do cookbooks count? Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan. 

Fun fact

I’m a fitness instructor!

Education

B.A. in Elementary & Special Education from Providence College 

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Featured Blog Posts

March 8, 2023 Cindy Downend

Playing with Letters, Sounds, and Words: Lessons Learned from Four Year-Olds

Cindy Downend, our associate director of primary literacy programs, highlights her experiences helping the earliest readers with letters and sounds.

February 28, 2023 Lorena Escoto Germán

What Is Textured Teaching and why is it important?

In several states in the United States, talking about race and racism is currently restricted in one way or another. In the year 2023, not 1950. So how will those of us who are committed anti-biased and anti-racist teachers proceed? With conviction and vigor.

February 24, 2023 Wendy Vaulton

Make Room for Meaning: How Decoding and Meaning Go Hand-in-hand

Research indicates that emergent readers need both code-based (phonics) and meaning-based (context) strategies to successfully solve the high volume of words needed to read English.