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January 19th is National Popcorn Day – Popping with Inferential Vocabulary

January 4, 2023

6 January 2023, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

January 19th is National Popcorn Day! Here is a great speech-language activity to try with your kiddos!! [Source Speech Time Fun] How can you make your instruction more popping? By using this inferential vocabulary activity, of course! The popcorn in this…...

Book Review: Red Hat

January 4, 2023

6 January 2023, Book, Newsletter, SLP

Reviewed by Meghan Graham of All4MyChild.com Book by: Lita Judge Book Description: Similar to Lita Judge’s winter story, Red Sled (see review here) a little girl leaves her red hat outside on the clothes line, and many forest animals decide to borrow…...

January 4, 2023

6 January 2023, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Fake snow is so simple to make and provides a rich sensory experience for kids. This fake snow writing tray is perfect for the winter as kids can practice some of their pre-handwriting skills all while engaging…...

January 4, 2023

6 January 2023, Article, Book, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP

By: Suzanne Herman, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on her weblog Books are an excellent source for therapy ideas and expanding a child’s speech and language skills. For more information on using…...

Snowman Bowling

January 4, 2023

6 January 2023, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Teaching Mama] Let’s bring snowmen home with us in this super fun activity. I call it “Snowman Bowling.” Kids will learn colors and numbers through active play! Are you ready? Learn How from Teaching Mama ...

January 3, 2023

6 January 2023, Article, School Nurse

Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents and guardians and was shared by NASN. [Source: CNN] A sniffle, a sneeze or a cough can set off alarm bells these days for families with young children. Mother of two Vickie Leon said…...

January 3, 2023

News, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

[Source: USA Today] Target is recalling about 204,000 weighted blankets after federal regulators say two young girls died of asphyxiation earlier this year. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday the Pillowfort weighted blankets are being recalled because children can be in entrapped inside it…...

January 3, 2023

6 January 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Developmental stages in children at young ages happen rapidly, considering the comparatively more leisurely changes that young people experience when they’re older; many parents will relate—often with haunted, shell-shocked expressions—that the differences between a two-year-old and a three-year-old are…...

January 3, 2023

6 January 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Research finds orangutans communicate using a complex repertoire of consonant-like calls, more so than African apes. Previous research has only linked the evolution of human language with the voiced-vowel sounds produced by non-human primates, despite human language being composed…...

January 3, 2023

6 January 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers have used virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning to show that differences in eye movements can be used to detect ADHD, potentially providing a tool for more precise diagnosis of attention deficits. Their approach could also…...