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.
A new study highlights a treatment that can help nearly half of young Spanish-speaking children with early language delays improve their skills significantly.
A successful classroom-based reading program designed by Vanderbilt University/Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers is under consideration for a large-scale evaluation in England. Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) in Reading is a peer-mediated approach that encourages students…
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Children with autism are more likely than their typically developing peers to engage in challenging behavior, which can lead to injury, lower rates of social inclusion, and adverse effects on learning. To support these children, special…
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A three-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will support Sophia Vinci-Booher, Ph.D., assistant professor of Psychology & Human Development and a member of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, and…
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Public schools’ resources for students with disabilities are critical tools for empowering their educations, especially when families have the knowledge to advocate for their children and partner with their children’s schools to create support plans. However,…
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Many students from Spanish-speaking homes – whether designated as English learners or not – struggle with English language and reading comprehension, including students born and raised in the U.S. and who attend English-only-instruction schools. These students’…
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A five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders will support novel research into the brain function of language development in 4- to- 8-year-old late talkers with language delay to…
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Autumn Kujawa, Ph.D., assistant professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt Peabody College and a member of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health…
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