April 14, 2022 The 49th annual National Head Start Conference, held at the Baltimore Convention Center, will officially begin with an opening keynote presentation by Dr. Tricia Zucker on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Addressing an expected audience of over 3,000 attendees, Dr. Zucker will share how purposeful serve-and-return conversation helps children develop the oral language, vocabulary,… Read more »
Tag: CLI in the News
CLI Earns Grant to Spark Girls’ Interest in STEM
March 31, 2022 | McGovern Medical School: Scoop | by Roman Petrowski The Children’s Learning Institute grant, “Breaking stereotypes through culturally relevant storytelling: Optimizing out-of-school time STEM experiences for elementary-age girls to strengthen their STEM interest pathways” is funded for nearly $2 million from the National Science Foundation. To reduce inequities among females who are Latino… Read more »
CLI Receives Institute of Education Sciences Grant
March 10, 2022 | McGovern Medical School: Scoop | by Roman Petrowski The Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School has received a new grant from the Institute of Education Sciences focused on improving outcomes in schools with a focus on how to best support teachers and parents of young children experiencing language difficulties. “We are excited… Read more »
Starting Significant Studies Supporting Texas Teachers and Students
March 10, 2022 | Children’s Learning Institute | The Learning Leader The past two years have been filled with constant change and uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic. Many routines had to be altered and some activities eliminated, affecting all our typical approaches. Research projects conducted by the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) were hit hard… Read more »
Farewell from Dr. Williamson
March 3, 2022 Dr. W. Daniel Williamson retired as of February 28, 2022. His long standing excellence of care will be missed by all. The Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic will strive to continue to perform with the same excellence that has been fostered by Dr. Williamson over all of these years. His leadership,… Read more »
A School for Victoria
February 27, 2022 | Victoria Advocate: School Matters | by Laura Prendergast Opening a new early childhood campus in Victoria during the pandemic was a bold decision by both the Victoria Independent School District and the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. After working diligently to get our new… Read more »
Changing Early Education in the Classroom from the Ground Up
September 30, 2021 | Children’s Learning Institute | The Learning Leader Starting shortly after our announcement in February, we began hiring dedicated staff, processing student applications, getting supplies together, and updating the historic campus buildings to welcome students in Fall 2021—all accomplished during the ongoing pandemic. A familiar landmark, the campus was named for Frederick W. Gross, a 19th century education pioneer in Victoria, and CLI is honored to carry forward this legacy through the CLI EEC… Read more »
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 29, 2021 | Children’s Learning Institute | by Doris Maria Cárdenas Educational freedom, particularly among women, has come with a price en mi familia. As the granddaughter of a migrant worker who walked with Chavez in California, I feel a special commitment to social justice and ensuring that children, regardless of their country of birth,… Read more »
Accelerating Early Language to Improve Later Reading Comprehension
August 24, 2021 | Scholastic EDU | by Tricia A. Zucker, Ph.D. Dr. Tricia Zucker explores the urgent need to invest in early learners’ language and literacy skills, which is a foundational entry point for building reading comprehension. As early as pre-kindergarten children are able to use oral language to build foundational skills necessary for later reading… Read more »
Helping Students with Math Skills after COVID-19 Pandemic
August 16, 2021 | Fox 26 In Focus | Report by Melissa Wilson Parents can help children understand math concepts by routinely doing math at home–for fun! Counting, grouping, and comparing are ways to support math development during everyday routines, and are some of the earliest foundational skills for math success. Learn more by watching the interview.
