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Foster Care For Children: Information For Teachers

January 1, 2008

Article, School Psych

[Source: NASP] By Nancy McKellar, PhD Wichita State University Children in foster care have been removed from their biological homes to protect them and to improve their well-being. The incidence of foster care placement tripled in the last 2 decades to more than…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Cerebral Palsy, Language, SLP

Source: Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have speech, language, and/or communication disorders1 and are referred to speech and language therapy (SLT). They may also be referred to SLT services for dysphagia: treatment of which is beyond the…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, Selective Mutism, SLP

Copyright © 2004 Lynn Lunceford Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network Reprinted with the express permission of SMG as originally published on their website. By: Lynn Lunceford Read this Article HERE Featured Organization: Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network (SMG) We thank Selective Mutism…...

January 1, 2008

Hand Strengthening, OT, Pincer Grasp, Tip or Resource, Video

Clothes Pin Counting: Here a child has index cards with numbers on them. Using clothes pins, the child is hanging the cards in the correct numerical order. Then the child presses the clothes pins to drop the cards. Hanging the line next…...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, OT, Tip or Resource, Video

This is a creative, economical activity to encourage fine motor skills. One of a series of Videos from Your Therapy Source....

January 1, 2008

Article, Bilingualism, Multiculturalism, SLP

By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association The page linked to below contains information about Historically Black Universities and Mulitcultural and Bilingual Emphasis Programs as listed on the ASHA website The program information may not be the most current information available. Read the ASHA list of Historically…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Cerebral Palsy, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Purpose: This study was performed in order to examine the effects of progressive resistance training on muscle tone and strength of the hamstrings and quadriceps muscles as well as the effects on functional outcomes…...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, OT, Tactile, Video

Guess the Object, this activity encourages fine motor skills and stereognosis (the ability to determine what objects are just using the sense of touch and not your vision). Video provided by Your Therapy Source....

January 1, 2008

Article, Language, SLP, Speech Disorders

By: Bruce F. Pennington (1) and Dorothy V.M. Bishop (2) Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Colorado 80208; email: [email protected] Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, OX1 3UD,United Kingdom; email:[email protected] In this article, we critically review the evidence for overlap among three developmental…...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Tip or Resource, Video

Here is a sample activity using the letter cards from Your Therapy Source’s electronic book, Alphabet, Number and Shapes Cards. Video provided by Your Therapy Source...