From the Desk of Dr. Landry
 Dear Friends,
Welcome to the first issue of The Learning Leader, a quarterly publication of the Children's Learning Institute (CLI). Given CLI's unprecedented growth over the past several years, our hope is that this newsletter will provide you an opportunity to explore CLI's work in greater depth and to share how our work has positively impacted children, families, and communities.
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Discover CLI
Dan L. Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic Helps Children Cope with Learning Disorders, Improves Children’s Lives
 On May 5, 2008, the Dan L. Duncan Children's Neurodevelopmental Clinic opened its doors to diagnose and treat children with learning differences and developmental disabilities. The clinic, operated by the Children's Learning Institute (CLI) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, was established through a generous $10 million gift by the Duncan family.
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Newsmaker Spotlight
Dr. Barnes Discusses Importance of Increasing Quality Math Programs for Children
Dr. Marcia Barnes is an internationally acclaimed developmental neuropsychologist who joined the Children’s Learning Institute as a Professor of Pediatrics, with an endowed Chair in Childhood Reading and Learning. She is also an Adjunct Scientist in the Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Barnes’s research focuses on academic skill development and learning disabilities with a special emphasis on learning difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Making a Difference
Pre-K Students Make Significant Progress under Texas School Ready! Project Innovative Model
 Mary Ellen Holman, an educator for over 40 years, retired in 1992 having taught every grade except pre-K. So it was a serendipitous confluence of events that led Ms. Holman back to teaching young children at A Plus Preparatory School, a childcare center in southwest Houston.
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Summer 2009
Volume 1, Issue 1
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