Louisa Anastasopoulos
Louisa Anastasopoulos has extensive knowledge of early language and literacy development and the management of large-scale research projects. She is co-author of the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Toolkit and User's Guide to the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Toolkit, tools that early childhood programs and researchers use to observe the classroom environment, specifically the level of support offered for children's language and emerging literacy development. She co-developed and serves as the lead instructor of an ELLCO training-of-trainers seminar that prepares teams of qualified professionals to provide ELLCO training. In addition to her role in developing and training on the ELLCO, she currently contributes her expertise in research project management to the evaluation of an Early Reading First program in Springfield, Massachusetts. She holds a master's degree in public policy with a focus on education from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute.
