Lynda Venhuizen, M.S.
Instructor, Early Childhood Education
Pugsley Center 135, Box 2218
Brookings, SD 57007
Tele: 688-6155
Lynda.Venhuizen@sdstate.edu
Education
M.S. South Dakota State University, Human Development, Consumer and Family Sciences, 1998
B.S. University of South Dakota, Elementary Education, 1991
Primary Academic Interests
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Content interests and specialties:
Infant and toddler care and education
Curriculum in the primary grades
Research-based reading instruction
Head Start and Early Head Start
Family roles and dynamics
Professionalism
Advocacy and public policy
Academic Responsibilities
Teaching
Orientation to Kindergarten through Grade 2 Student Teaching
Integrated Curriculum in Birth-To-Age-Eight Education
Kindergarten through Grade 2 Student Teacher Supervision
Service/Outreach
HDCFS Department Standards Committee Task Force
Briggs Library Acquisitions Representative for department
New faculty mentor
Professional Associations and leadership positions
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Public Policy Chair for local affiliate
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Reflections Program Chair
St. Thomas More Preschool Board of Directors Co-chair
Advisory committee for the South Dakota Institute for Infant Toddler Development and Care
Consultant for Office of Curriculum, Technology, and Assessment in SD Dept. of Education
Faculty Advisory roles
Academic advisor for undergraduate early childhood education majors
Current Research
A project was initiated in August 2007 to involve early childhood education majors in the birth-to-age-eight specialization in learning about writing skills and abilities of kindergarten students, utilizing writing samples and teacher expertise from the SDSU kindergarten. Results will be shared at the national conference of the Association for Constructivist Teaching in October 2007.
Collaboration with South Dakota's reservations
Literacy development in preschool and primary grades
Teachers as researchers
Recent Selected Publications and Presentations
Cutler, K., Brown Sandberg, S. & Venhuizen, L. (2002). The adventures of Roboboy in Roboworld: Literacy lessons from Carter.
Headline Case Study. Literacy Cases On-Line: An On-Line Publication of the College Reading Association, http://literacy.okstate.edu
Wilson, A., Venhuizen, L., Helling, M. K. & Daniels, A. M. (2006). Voices from the Northern Plains: Early childhood leaders speak out about infant-toddler out-of-home care. South Dakota State University. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Wilson, A., Daniels, A. M. & Venhuizen, L. (December 2006). Beyond the visible: Building undergraduate students’ capacity for analysis of documentation. Poster session presented at the annual Zero to Three National Training Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
Venhuizen, L. (February 2006). Dyslexia: Early identification and research-based intervention for struggling readers. SDAEYC/SDHSA Annual Conference. Spearfish, SD.
Wilson, A. & Venhuizen, L. (February 2006). Seeing with new vision: Using documentation as a means of developing curriculum for infants and toddlers. SDAEYC/SDHSA Annual Conference. Spearfish, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (January 2006). Observing children in their caregiving settings. Invited presentation for Family Resource Network staff. Brookings, SD.
Venhuizen, L. & Amiotte, S. (2005). Building relationships: A colleborative partnership between Oglala Lakota College and South Dakota State University (Poster Presentation). Reading First Teacher Education Network Collabotative Development Seminar. Austin, TX.
Venhuizen, L. (2005). Caring for infants and toddlers on a shoestring budget (Invited Presentation). Family Resource Network Annual Childcare Providers' Conference. Brookings, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (2004). First signs: Red flags of development (Invited Presentation). Head Start/Early Head Start Staff, Parent and Community In-service. Inter-Lakes Community Action, Inc. Brookings, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (2004). Implementing a Reggio-Inspired approach in the SDSU Laboratory Preschool (Poster Presentation). Celebration of Teaching and Learning. South Dakota State University. Brookings, SD.
Brown Sandberg, S., Culter, K. & Venhuizen, L. (2004). Electronic case studies: Providing teachers a longitudinal view of language development. Association for Childhood Education International. New Orleans, LA.
Venhuizen, L. (2004). Is it right or wrong and do children really care? (Invited Presentation). Child Care Providers Conference. Watertown, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (2004). Boys are from Mars, too: Planning early childhood environments that are responsive to the ways boys learn. South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children/Head Start Association Annual Conference. Huron, SD.
Venhuizen, L., Culter, K., Bauman, K., Wek-Visker, T., Goeson, R., Gill, B., & Kranhold, D. (2003). Developing early childhood scientists who can utilize research tools to effectively administer early childhood programs and support children with special needs (Poster Presentation). Developing Native American Scientists Research Day. Brookings, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (2003). Non-competitive group games for young children (Invited Presentation). 2+2+2 Summer Institute. Brookings, SD.
Venhuizen, L. (2003). Infant toddler resource center grant proposal (Invited Presentation). Kiwanis Noon Club. Brookings, SD.
Bowne, M. & Venhuizen, L. (2002). Developing the memory and language of infants and toddlers. National Association for the Education of Young Children Training Conference. New York, NY.
Venhuizen, L. & Ewalt, K. (2002). Creativity across the curriculum (Invited Presentation). Northeast South Dakota Head Start Program. Aberdeen, SD.
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