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Trina Spencer named director of Juniper Gardens
Trina Spencer, who researches the promotion of academic language of young children with and without disabilities, has been named director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas, one of 12 research subcenters at the KU Life Span Institute.
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Researchers Gather Most Promising Interventions Addressing "Word Gap" Into Special Edition of Journal
Some children in the U.S. grow up under severe disadvantage in terms of the amount and quality of language they are exposed to in their earliest years.
Community Conversation featuring No Small Matter documentary
A community conversation about building opportunities and bridging the word gap for children and families in Wyandotte County was held Jan. 22, 2019 at the Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan.
KU Lands $8 Million Grant to Take Proven Classroom Management Method Nationwide
When students have more time to focus on class material and are not interrupted by inappropriate behavior, it stands to reason teachers will have more time to engage them and boost achievement.
KU Center Part of $27M Grant to Boost Literacy for Struggling Kansas Readers
The Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas has been selected to be part of a $27 million federal grant to help schools across the state boost language and literacy skills for struggling readers.
Chancellor Girod Visits Juniper Gardens Children's Project
Juniper Gardens welcomed Chancellor Doug Girod for his first visit to the Children's Campus of Kansas City on September 4.
New Push Will Help Children Meet Individualized Literacy Goals in Preschool
Researchers from the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas are improving kids’ response to literacy instruction in Kansas City area preschool classrooms.
Brian Boyd joins Juniper Gardens Children's Project
Brian Boyd, associate professor of occupational science and associate chair for research of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, assumed the leadership of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP), a University of Kansas research center
Project Training Preschool Teachers to Boost Kids' Literacy Expands to More Classrooms
In classrooms around the Kansas City metropolitan area, literacy coaches are teaming up with more teachers in preschool settings to increase and improve children’s engagement with evidence-based literacy activities and foster growth in pre-literacy skills.
New Leader Announced for Juniper Gardens Children’s Project
Brian Boyd, associate professor of occupational science and associate chair for research of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will assume the leadership of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP), a University of Kansas research cen
KU Child Research Center Wins $7.5M in Grants to Promote High-Quality Early Education
The Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP), located on the Children’s Campus of Kansas City in Kansas City, Kansas, has been awarded $7.5 million for four new research projects from the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.