Conference Presentations

2023 Presentations

Refereed Conferences

American Association of Applied Linguistics

Wong, K. M., Hill, H. & Najera, E. (2023, March). Humanizing language instruction through “playful” pedagogy in a Newcomer virtual classroom. Paper presentation. Portland, OR.

Tsai, A., Harris, S. & Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Beyond monoracial paradigms: A critical mixed-race perspective for East Asian language classrooms. Paper presentation. Portland, OR.

Harvey, R. & Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Language negotiation during interactive read-aloud activities in preschool Chinese immersion classrooms. Paper presentation. Portland, OR.

McCoy, N., Grapin, S., & Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Centering the margins: Preparing fine arts teachers to teach multilingual learners. Paper presentation. Portland, OR. 

Harvey, R. & Wong, K. M. (2022, March). Discourse strategies that respond to children’s translanguaging practices in Chinese immersion preschool. Paper presentation. Pittsburgh, PA.

Wong, K. M. (2021, March). The effects of monolingual and bilingual educational media on preschoolers’ L1 and L2 vocabulary development. Paper presentation. Virtual conference.

Wong, K. M. (2020, March). Translanguaging in educational media: An examination of multimodal language use for emergent bilinguals. Paper presentation. Denver, CO.

Wong, K. M. (2019, March). Learning vocabulary through educational media: Extending dual-coding theory to Dual-Language Learners. Paper presentation. Atlanta, GA.

Wong, K. M. & Kaefer, T. (2018, March). Language proficiency influences preschoolers’ attention and vocabulary learning: An eye-tracking study. Paper presentation. Chicago, IL.

Wong, K. M. (2017, March). How educational is educational media? Vocabulary learning for preschool ELLs. Paper presentation. Portland, OR.

American Educational Research Association

Wong, K. M. (2023, April). Co-designing read aloud discussion guides to foster critical conversations about Multiracial identity. Paper presentation. Chicago, IL. 

Harvey, R. & Wong, K. M. (2023, April). Language negotiation during interactive read-aloud activities in preschool Chinese immersion classrooms. Paper presentation. Chicago, IL.

Wong, K. M., Sarafyan, H., & Schwartz, J. (2022, April). Making space for conversations about Multiracial identity: A critical content analysis of Multiracial picture books. Paper presentation. San Diego, CA.

Metscher, S. M., Tramantano, J. T., & Wong, K. M. (2022, April). English Learners and online instruction: High-leverage instructional practices to support EL preservice teachers. Paper presentation. San Diego, CA.

Wong, K. M. & Miyake-Trapp, J. (2022, April). Critical Language Reflection Tool: Promoting critical reflection and critical consciousness in TESOL educators. Paper presentation. San Diego, CA.

 Wong, K. M., Flynn, R., & Neuman, S. B. (2021, April). Incidental vocabulary learning from educational media: Explicit scaffolds on screen support preschool-aged dual language learners. Paper presentation. Virtual conference.

Wong, K. M. (2020, April). Learning English through educational media: Drawing from children’s linguistic repertoires. Poster presentation. San Francisco, CA.

Wong, K. M. (2020, April). Language learning on screen: The role of language of instruction for Dual-Language Learners. Roundtable presentation. San Francisco, CA.

Carroll, K. S. & Wong, K. M. (2019, April). Translanguaging in teacher education through community walks and student-created texts. Paper presentation. Toronto, Canada.

Tian, Z. & Wong, K. M. (2019, April). A systematic review of Chinese-English dual language bilingual education in North America. Paper presentation. Toronto, Canada. (*session organizer: Opportunities and challenges in Chinese-English dual language bilingual education.)

Wong, K. M. & Samudra, P. G. (2019, April). Technology-based learning environments for dual-language learners: An examination of dual-coding theory for L2 vocabulary learning. Poster presentation. Toronto, Canada.

Samudra, P. G., Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., & Kaefer, T. (2019, April). Promoting preschoolers’ vocabulary learning through educational media: Connecting coviewing, learning, and attention. Paper presentation. Toronto, Canada.

Samudra, P. G., Neuman, S. B., & Wong, K. M. (2019, April). Enhancing learning from educational media through attention-directing cues. Paper presentation. Toronto, Canada.

Neuman, S. B. & Wong, K. M. (2017, April). Content not form predicts oral language comprehension: The influence of the medium on preschoolers’ story understanding. Paper presentation. San Antonio, TX.

Comparative International Education Society

Sharififard, S. & Wong, K. M. (2022, April). Food insecurity on college and university campuses: How students, administrators, and constituents can reshape equitable outcomes. Roundtable presentation. Minneapolis, MN.

Wong, K. M., Benson, C. B., Iwasaki, E., & Lajiadou (2021, March). Researching multilingually: Navigating multilingual databases in international educational research. Paper presentation. Virtual conference.

Wong, K. M. (2020, March). Evaluating L1-Based Multilingual Education Policies: Findings from a Decade of Research. Paper presentation. Miami, FL.

Wong, K. M. (2019, April). Models of L1-based multilingual education: Evidence from a decade of research. Paper presentation. San Francisco, CA.

Wong, K. M. (2018, March). Language policy for non-Chinese speaking students in Hong Kong: Linguistic capital within a language-as-problem orientation. Paper presentation. Mexico City, Mexico.

Kabay, S., Wong, K. M., Karlan, D., & Lau, L. (2018, March). Measuring parent-child relationships in the Philippines: A randomized control trial on a parenting intervention. Roundtable presentation. Mexico City, Mexico.

Wong, K. M. (2016, March). Taking stock of multilingual education policy and practice in Cambodia: A qualitative evaluation. Paper presentation. Vancouver, Canada. 

Wong, K. M. (2015, March). Universal Primary Education: Who should NGOs in rural Philippines target? Paper presentation. Washington, DC.

Benson, C. & Wong, K. M. (2015, March). Development discourse on language of instruction and literacy: Sound policy or lip service? Paper presentation. Washington, DC.

Society for Research in Child Development

Zhang, C., Qiu, W, Anderson, S. & Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Teachers’ beliefs, learning goals, family-child interactions and assessment for early writing: The longitudinal associations between Chinese parent-child interactions in toddlerhood and Chinese early literacy skills at kindergarten age. Symposia presentation. Salt Lake City, UT.

Wong, K. M. (2019, March). Finding a threshold for Dual-Language Learners’ L2 vocabulary learning on screen: An eye-tracking study. Poster presentation. Baltimore, MD.

Samudra, P., Wong, K. M., & Neuman, S. B. (2019, March). Say it Slowly: Does Slowing the Pacing of Educational Media Promote Vocabulary Learning? Paper presentation. Baltimore, MD.

Samudra, P., Wong, K. M., & Neuman, S. B. (2019, March). Repetition and Spacing Effects in Vocabulary Learning from Educational Media. Poster presentation. Baltimore, MD.

Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., Flynn, R., Danielson, K. & Kaefer, T. (2017, April). Educational media supports for low-income preschoolers’ vocabulary development. Poster presentation. Austin, TX.

Society for the Scientific Study of Reading

Zhang, C., Qiu, W, Anderson, S. & Wong, K. M. (2023, July). Teachers’ beliefs, learning goals, family-child interactions and assessment for early writing: The longitudinal associations between Chinese parent-child interactions in toddlerhood and Chinese early literacy skills at kindergarten age (3). Paper presentation. Queensland, Australia.

Samudra, P., Wong, K. M., & Neuman, S. B. (2021, June). Small changes, big impact: Can decreasing cognitive load in educational media support low-income preschoolers’ vocabulary learning? Paper presentation. Virtual conference.

Neuman, S. B., Samudra, P. G, Wong, K. M., & Kaefer, T. (2019, July). Scaffolding attention and partial word learning through interactive co-viewing of educational media: An eye-tracking study with low-income preschoolers. Paper presentation. Toronto, Canada.

Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., Flynn, R., & Kaefer, T. (2018, July). Quick, incidental word learning in educational media: All contexts are not equal for low-income children. Paper presentation. Brighton, United Kingdom.

Bilingual Education-Related Research

Ji, X., Lu, Y., Yalikun, F. & Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Online world language teaching: Lessons from Chinese early immersion contexts. Workshop at the annual California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Harvey, R., Wong, K. M. & Zhang, I. (2022, April). 说一说：Promoting student talk in Chinese preschool immersion classrooms. National Chinese Language Conference. National Chinese Language Conference. Virtual conference.

Wang, S., Peyton, J., Shen, T. & Wong, K. M. (2021, April). Chinese immersion preschool education in the United States: Initiatives, strategies, and resources. Roundtable presentation at the National Chinese Language Conference, Virtual.

Zhang, C., Qiu, W., Anderson, S., & Wong, K. M. (2021, March). The longitudinal associations between Chinese parent-toddler interactions and Chinese literacy skills at kindergarten age. Paper presentation at the annual conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, and Virtual.

Wong, K. M. (2020, December). Language learning on screen: Promoting bilingual vocabulary development in preschool-aged Dual-Language Learners. Poster presentation at National Research Conference on Early Childhood conference, Arlington, VA.

Wong, K. M. (2019, April). “That filter really highlights the message”: Engaging pre-service teachers in critical issues in multilingual education through Instagram. Poster presentation with multimedia at the NYU Steinhardt Research and Scholarship Showcase, New York, NY. (*received Best Poster Presentation with Multimedia Award)

Wong, K. M. (2017, February). Educational media for emergent bilinguals: How much vocabulary learning is there? Paper presentation at the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Dallas, TX.

Wong, K. M. & Benson, C. (2016, October). Towards synergistic policies on multilingual education in Cambodia: the national, provincial and local. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Language and Education, Bangkok, Thailand.

Educational Media-Related Research

Wong, K. M. (2021, June). Learning L2 vocabulary from educational media: All contexts are not equal for bilingual preschoolers. Paper presentation at the annual CALICO conference, Seattle, WA.

Neuman, S. B., Samudra, P. G, Wong, K. M., & Kaefer, T. (2019, October). Scaffolding attention and partial word learning through interactive co-viewing of educational media: An eye-tracking study with low-income preschoolers. Paper presentation at the Technology, Mind, & Society: An APA Conference Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Neuman, S. B., Samudra, P. G., & Wong, K. M. & Kaefer, T. (2018, October). The effects of co-viewing on preschoolers’ vocabulary development and comprehension. Poster presentation at the 2nd Digital Media and Developing Minds Congress, Long Island, NY.

Neuman, S. B., Flynn, R., Wong, K. M., & Kaefer, T. (2018, January). Vocabulary learning from educational media: Does context matter? Poster presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Relevance and Rigor: Creating the Future of Education Research Conference, Arlington, VA. 

Danielson, K., Wong, K. M., & Neuman, S. B. (2017, November). Vocabulary in educational media for preschoolers: A content analysis of word selection and screen-based pedagogical supports. Paper presentation at the Literacy Research Association Conference, Tampa, FL.

Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., Flynn, R. M. & Kaefer, T. (2017, October). Educational media supports for low-income preschoolers: Vocabulary development. Paper presentation at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society Conference, Portland, OR.

Flynn, R., Neuman, S., Wong, K. M., Danielson, K. & Kaefer, T. (2017, May). Attention to certain features in educational media predicts vocabulary labeling for preschoolers. Paper presentation at the International Communication Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Wong, K. M. (2017, April). How do children learn vocabulary on screen? An eye-tracking study on attention and screen-based pedagogical supports. Paper presentation at the NYU Steinhardt Research and Scholarship Showcase, New York, NY. (*received Best Oral Presentation Award) 

Wong, K. M. (2017, January). ELL language proficiency influences attention and vocabulary learning in media. Paper presentation at the Subway Summit on Cognition and Education Research, New York, NY.

Flynn, R. M., Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., Danielson, K. & Kaefer, T.  (2017, January). Children’s attention to screen-based supports predicts vocabulary labeling. Poster presentation at the 2017 Subway Summit, New York, NY.

Fletcher, K., Danielson, K., Flynn, R. M., Wong, K. M. & Neuman, S. B. (2017, January). The effects of educational media on young children’s word learning: A systematic review. Poster presentation at the 2017 Subway Summit, New York, NY. 

Neuman, S. B., Wong, K. M., Danielson, K., Flynn, R. M. & Kaefer, T. (2016, December). Educational media supports for low-income preschoolers’ vocabulary development. Poster presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Making It Matter: Rigorous Research from Design to Dissemination Conference, Washington, D.C. 

Wong, K. M. (2016, April). Books or digital books: Enhancing reading comprehension and motivation for preschoolers at risk. Poster presentation at the NYU Steinhardt Research and Scholarship Showcase, New York, NY.

TESOL-Related Research

Wong, K. M. & Miyake-Trapp, J. (2021, October). Critical Language Reflection Tool: Critical awareness and consciousness in TESOL. Paper presentation at the annual CATESOL State conference, Virtual conference.

Wong, K. M. & Moorhouse, B. L. (2021, March). (Re)considering learner engagement through digital technologies: Lessons from Hong Kong. Paper presentation at annual TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo, Houston, TX.

Moorhouse, B. & Wong, K. M. (2018, June). Developing a school-based reading programme for lower primary learners in Hong Kong: A case study and lessons learned. Paper presentation at the Asia Teaching English as a Foreign Language International Conference, Macau.

Wong, K. M. (2014, November). Portfolio assessments in elementary L2 writers to foster motivation and self-regulation. Paper presentation at the New York Teaching of English as a Second Language Conference, Albany, NY.

Wong, K. M. (2014, June). Inspiring motivated and self-regulated L2 writers through portfolio assessment. Paper presentation at the Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M. & Lee, I. (2012, January). Motivation in L2 English Language writing feedback: Marking with Grace. Paper presentation at the Christians in English Language Teaching Conference, Hong Kong. 

Wong, K. M., Wong, W. S., & Tse, E. (2010, March). Who can write? Learning and teaching the complexities of Process Writing. Paper presentation at the Learning in Action: Learning, Teaching and Assessment held by the Hong Kong Education Bureau, Hong Kong.

Invited Talks / Keynote Presentations

Wong, K. M. (2023, November). Conversations about in/visible identities through read-alouds with Multiracial children’s picture books. Invited speaker at Inlier Learning’s annual Unit to Achieve Newcomer Summit, Indianapolis, IN.

Wong, K. M. (2023, August). Bilingualism and bilingual education: Current trends and research. Invited talk in the Second Language Acquisition course, Master of Arts in English Language program at Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2023, June). Family Academy: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial on a dual-generation ECE coaching program in the Philippines. Invited talk at the Poverty and Religion Conference, Washington, D.C.

Wong, K. M. (2023, May). Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month. Invited panelist with Pepperdine University’s Center for Global Leadership and Learning, Los Angeles, CA.

Wong, K. M. (2023, March). Humanizing pedagogy in the aftermath of COVID-19: Reconsidering “Normal” in language teaching. Invited/Plenary presentation and panel at the 57th RELC International Conference, Singapore.

Wong, K. M. (2022, November). The role of media in second language acquisition. Guest sharing in the Doctoral Seminar class in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2022, November). Family and community engagement to support bi/multilingual learners. Guest sharing in the Language Development for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children class at the University of Miami [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2022, February). Innovation and action research in English Language Teaching. Guest sharing in the Master of Arts in English Language Teaching program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2021, December). Mídias digitais e o aprendizado do vocabulário entre crianças bilíngues [Digital media and vocabulary learning among bilingual children]. Keynote presentation for SABER 2021 conference, Brazil.

Wong, K. M. (2021, November). Critical pedagogical approaches to support bilingual learning in Chinese immersion programs. Keynote presentation at the 5th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Programs, Virtual.

Wang, S., Peyton, J., Shen, T. & Wong, K. M. (2021, April). Chinese immersion preschool education in the United States: Initiatives, strategies, and resources. Roundtable presentation at the National Chinese Language Conference, Virtual.

Wang, S. & Wong, K. M. (2021, March). An overview of an emerging field and report on national survey results. Plenary session at the annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2021, January). Bilingual language learning on screen: Does the language of instruction matter? Talk given at the California Association for Bilingual Education Pepperdine Chapter meeting [virtual].

Wong, K. M. (2020, October). Innovation and action research in English Language Teaching. Guest sharing in the Master of Arts in English Language Teaching program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong [virtual participation].

Wong, K. M. (2020, March). Developing strategies for publishing and interviewing along the way to the job market. Panelist and round table leader for the Graduate Student Council at the American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Denver, CO.

Wong, K. M. (2019, May). Diversity, differentiation, and inclusion in the college classroom. Keynote presentation at the Monroe College Adjunct Faculty Development Conference, New Rochelle, NY.

Wong, K. M. (2019, February). Diversity, differentiation, and inclusion in the college classroom. Keynote presentation at Monroe College Faculty Development Conference, New Rochelle, NY.

Wong, K. M. (2018, April). Using eye-tracking methodology to examine L1 and L2 vocabulary learning in preschoolers. Talk given in Natalie Brito’s Baby Lab at New York University, New York, NY.

Wong, K. M. (2017, 2018). The role of media in early childhood literacy and research. Lecture conducted for the Human Development course at New York University, New York, NY. 

Wong, K. M. (2012, 2013, 2014, January). Process Writing in the public school classroom. Lecture conducted for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M. (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, December). Feedback in writing through portfolio assessment. Lecture conducted for the Master of Arts in English Language Teaching course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M. (2013, November). Implementing a process writing approach into the public school classroom. Lecture conducted for the Master of Education Curriculum Decision-making course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M. & Lin, M. (2013, July). Innovation in the Writing Classroom: Voices from Administrators and Teachers. Lecture conducted for the Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Education, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M., Wong, W. S., & Tsui, F. (2011, May). Chinese Culture in English Language Teaching. Lecture conducted for the Education Bureau Native-English Teacher Section, Hong Kong.

Wong, K. M. (2010, January). Process Writing in Pui Kiu Primary School. Lecture conducted for the Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Education, Hong Kong.