CIRT would like to acknowledge recent recipients of our Scholarly Grants who will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Early Childhood Conference.  Congratulations to Stacy Rucker, Julie Blair and Jena Akard.  They will be presenting on the following topics:  Developing Independent Learners, Creativity in a Word that is Important to our Earliest Learners, and First Responders: Early Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies and It Takes a Village, Fostering Positive Relationships with Families.