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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 3

In this issue of the newsletter, we share all of the latest news from the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), Kennedy Krieger Institute and the community.

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?