News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
The third annual Neuroscience and Education Symposium: The Connection was held June 2-3 on the campus of Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood. Three VKC researchers shared their research on reading interventions, math instruction, and parent stress…
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Insights on education from neuroscience will be the focus of a June 2-3 symposium of interest to educators and other professionals who provide services for school-aged children and youth. Families also are welcome. Connections between reading and…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) recently expanded their community outreach initiative exponentially thanks to collaboration with the Nashville Opera and a generous grant from the VSA Performing…
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Just as each snowflake is unique, so are each student’s learning processes. So when students come to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Learning Assessment Clinic, clinicians work together to develop an individual plan to identify and…
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Early literacy for children using alternative communication and insights on education from neuroscience will be the focus of March and June co-sponsored events of interest to educators, speech-language pathologists, families, and others. The Augmentative & Alternative…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities plays a pivotal educational role as it partners with disability organizations, state officials, and committees to advance disability public policy in Tennessee. “Sharing research, best practices,…
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Two artists who have exhibited work at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center took part in an arts mentoring program with local artist and curator Lain York to prepare for their Fall 2015 solo exhibits. Work by artists…
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Musicians and scientists connected in Music City USA at the 2015 biennial meeting of the Society of Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC) Conference and the Vanderbilt Music and Mind Kickoff. Music researchers from around the globe…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) held its first Parent Stress Intervention Program (PSIP) Conference July 14-17. Instructors delved into each of the two intervention manuals created by VKC researchers to teach parents of children with disabilities…
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Educators, other professionals, and parents gathered to learn about discoveries from brain research and connections to education at the Second Annual Neuroscience and Education Symposium, held June 4-5 at Currey Ingram Academy. The conference welcomed over…
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