Sabrina F. Sembiante

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1 Sabrina F. Sembiante Professional Address: Home Address:, School of Education 4702 SW 160 th Avenue # 333 Coral Gables, FL Miramar, FL Work: (305) Ext Cell: (786) s.sembiante@umiami.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate M.S. Ed. B.A. Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings Graduation Expected December 2011, Current GPA: 3.89 Florida International University, Miami, FL Foreign Language Education: TESOL December 2008, GPA: 3.87 Major: International and Cultural Studies Minor: French Certificate: TESOL endorsed May 2007, GPA 3.89 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES June Dec 2008 August 2007 Dec 2007 January May 2007 August 2006 Dec 2006 January 2005 May 2007 English Language Institute: ESOL Academic Writing Teacher Florida International University, Miami, FL. Taught academic writing styles and conventions to adult learners Global Institute of Languages & Culture: Business English Teacher Plantation, FL. Taught advanced Business English to adult professionals University Area Community Center: Beginner English Teacher Tampa, FL Taught beginner English literacy and language skills to adult immigrants University of Tampa: English Language Arts Tutor Tutored and middle school children in Language Arts University of Tampa: Writing Center Tutor Tutored undergraduate and graduate students in Writing

2 August 2004 May 2005 University of Tampa: Beginner Italian Tutor Tutored undergraduate and graduate students in Beginner Italian RESEARCH EXPRIENCES January January 2010 August 2009 August 2009 August 2009 January May 2009 Word Reading Processes of Fluent Spanish-English Bilinguals Mentor: Maria Carlo, Ph.D. The Street Ways Project: Countering Stereotypes about the Homeless Mentor: Eugene Provenzo, Ph.D. K-Support Mentor: Valentina I. Kloosterman, Ph.D. Education Evaluation Team Smaller Learning Communities Mentor: Cathleen L. Armstead, Ph.D. Education Evaluation Team SUPPORT Novice Teacher Network Mentor: Ann G. Bessell, Ph.D. Education Evaluation Team Observer, Data Collector, Supervisor s Aide to Undergraduate Internship Experience

3 July 2008 Dec 2008 Long-Term Effects of Preschool Assessment & Intervention in Grades 3 through 5. Mentor: Louis Manfra, Ph.D. Florida International University, Miami, FL School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Sep 2007 July 2008 August 2005 May 2007 The Development of Young Children s Math Knowledge: Implications for Early Mathematics Curriculum. Mentor: Louis Manfra, Ph.D. Florida International University, Miami, FL. School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Research Assistant. College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPRIENCES May : Co-Instructor of Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Course in Language Development instruction, TAL 308: Language Development for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students Coral Gables, FL. Taught components of Language Development instruction such as Linguistics, Dialectal Variation, Language Acquisition, and Literacy Development. PUBLICATIONS Manuscripts (in preparation) Sembiante, S., Bessell, A. G., Armstead, C. L. (in preparation). Increasing the volume of student voice: Perceptions of personalization in high poverty/minority schools. Sembiante, S., Manfra, L, & Dinehart, L. H. B. (in preparation). The development of English proficiency and relations with academic performance in non-native English speakers. To be submitted to Child Development. Manuscripts In Review Armsteead, C. L., Bessell, A. G., Sembiante, S., & Pacheco Plaza, M. (in review). What students need, what students say they want: Student perspectives on the promise of Smaller Learning Communities. Peabody Journal of Education

4 Manfra, L., Dinehart, L. H. B., & Sembiante, S. (in review). Effects of low-income preschooler s ability to recite numbers and count objects on first grade math performance. Child Development. POSTER PRESENTATIONS Sembiante, S., Bessell, A. G., Armstead, C. L. (in submission). Increasing the volume of student voice: Perceptions of personalization in high poverty/minority schools. Poster to be ed at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX. Kloosterman, V. I., Bessell, A. G., Sembiante, S. (in submission). A Program Evaluation of a Kindergarten Support Program for At-Risk Students. Poster to be ed at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX. Armstead, C. L., Bessell, A. G., Sembiante, S. (in submission). The challenge of secondary school reform: When Evaluation Improves Practice. Poster to be ed at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX. Sembiante, S., Manfra, L., Hartman, S. C., & Mitchell, E. (2009, May). Does the percent of Spanish-speaking classmates impact Hispanic ELL students longitudinal academic performance? Poster ed at the 21 st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco. Mitchell, E., Manfra, L., Hartman, S. C., & Sembiante, S. (2009, May). The effects of protective, relative, and foster-care on highly at-risk children s LAP-D performances. Poster submitted at the 21 st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. De Feyter, J. J., Tran, H., & Winsler, A., Manfra, L., Dinehart, L. H. B., Bleiker, C., & Sembiante, S. (2009, April). Early academic outcomes for children in family daycare, center-based care, and public school pre-k. Poster ed at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. Sembiante, S., Manfra, L., Dinehart, L.H.B., & Jin, D. (2008, August). The development of English proficiency and relations with academic performance. Poster ed at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Manfra, L., Hartman, S.C., Dinehart, L.H.B., Winsler, A., Bleiker, C., Sembiante, S., Tran, H., Johnson-DeFyter, J., & Hutchison, L. (2009, April). Association between early school readiness assessments and later outcome in low-income, diverse children. Poster to be ed at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

5 Jin, D., Manfra, L., Dinehart, L.H.B., & Sembiante, S. (2008, August). Early exposure to Asian languages and subsequent mathematic performance. Poster ed at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Manfra, L., Dinehart, L.H.B., & Sembiante, S. (2008, April). The effects of word matching and recognition in preschool on literacy skills and achievement in early elementary school. Poster ed at the 20 th Biennial Conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, IN. Manfra, L., Dinehart, L.H.B., Sembiante, S., & Jin, D. (2008, April). The effects of early counting skills on later academic achievement. Poster ed at the 20 th Biennial Conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, IN. AWARDS 2010 Graduate Association Fund ($350) 2010 Eveleen Lorton Traval Fund ($400) 2009 Katy Dean Travel Support Award, ($750) 2007 Magna Cum Laude Graduate, 3.89 GPA, University of Tampa Dean s List, University of Tampa Florida Medallion Scholarship, University of Tampa ($15,000) University of Tampa Dean s Scholarship, University of Tampa ($21,000) Italian Heritage Scholarship, University of Tampa ($1000) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & SERVICE Academic Experience Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2009 Graduate Assistant Under Dr. Ann Bessell, funded by the Education Evaluation Team. Graduate Assistant Under Dr. Miliedis Gort, funded by the School of Education,.

6 Research Assistant. Gregg, G. (PI), & Manfra, L. (Co-PI). Screening Assessment and Analysis (SAA) Project. Child Development Services, Miami-Dade County ($140,000, funded) Grant Coordinator. Manfra, L. (PI), & Dinehart, L. (Co-PI). The Development of Young Children s Math Knowledge: Implications for Early Mathematics Curriculum. FIU Foundation Research Award ($17,000, funded) Grant Coordinator. Manfra, L. (PI), Bleiker, C. (Co-PI), & Dinehart, L. (Co-Investigator). Long-Term Effects of Preschool Assessment & Intervention in Grades 3 through 5. The Children s Trust ($192,000, funded). Professional Organizations (membership) Since 2009 Since 2008 Since 2008 Since 2007 Since 2006 Association for Psychological Science American Psychological Association Golden Key International Honour Society Alpha Chi National College Honors Society TESOL Languages English Italian French Arabic Spanish Native Language Fluent in spoken and written communication Conversational spoken and written abilities Low Intermediate speaking abilities Basic conversational abilities REFERENCES Miliedis Gort, Ed.D. Assistant Professor School of Education, PH 205E

7 (305) Ann Bessell, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor School of Education, Orovitz 237D (305) Valentina Kloosterman, Ph.D. Assistant Scientist School of Education, Orovitz 237A (305) Cathleen Armstead, Ph.D. Assistant Scientist School of Education, Orovitz 237C (305)