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Linking Research to Classrooms Blog

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How do Language Skills Impact Math Learning?

Did you know? There are several sets of skills required for students to perform well with math tasks, skills we may not initially consider to be important for math success. In this post, Lisa Carey and Lisa Jacobson discuss those skills and how teachers can ensure their students develop the various cognitive skills needed for learning.

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Newsletter – 2023, Issue 1

In our first quarterly newsletter of 2023, we share the latest news from the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), Kennedy Krieger Institute and the community.

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Food Before One: Is it Really Just for Fun?

If you belong to any parenting groups or follow any parenting blogs online, there is a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “food before one is just for fun.” Proponents of this idea typically believe that breast milk or formula can and should meet all of a child’s feeding needs during the first year of life. So where did this idea come from, and just how accurate is it?

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Evaluation and Validation

Kennedy Krieger’s Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic, established last year, sees patients with long COVID-19 for evaluations and follow-up appointments.

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Passionate Collaboration and Care

Jack, a student and patient at Kennedy Krieger with a rare intellectual disability, loves working with his teachers, therapists and doctors, whose close collaboration gives Jack’s parents hope for his future.

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Leaps and Bounds

In just six months of telehealth physical therapy sessions, Joaquin went from barely standing to running—thanks to the dedicated, collaborative work of his care team and family.

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Creating Community

After graduating from Kennedy Krieger High School, Emily Rowe and Ryan Ward found their niche in the community— helping others find their niche, too.

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'Stay Focused and Be Kind'

During his internship with Project SEARCH, John Good developed two podcast series, including “Life with Disabilities,” and learned valuable skills for living independently.

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