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November 8, 2021

"Tip or Resource", 13 November 2020, Fine Motor Skills, News of the Week, Newsletter, Thanksgiving

[Source: Lalymom.com] We are still on a fine motor skills kick in our house so I wanted to do a CUT-Punch-PASTE project to make a Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activity. I thought back to our L is for Leaf Paper Punch Puzzle…...

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Red Ted Art] Start Creative Studio has written many gorgeous guest posts for us here on Red Ted Art before. You can browse them all here. They are EASY and FUN and made from every day and recycled materials. Read the Rest…...

November 8, 2021

Bilingual, News 12 November 2021, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different languages, a team of neuroscientists has discovered. Its findings indicate that language switching is natural for those who are…...

ADHD and Working Memory in Children

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you work with children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ADHD symptoms may include deficits in executive functions such as working memory. Researchers have explored ADHD and memory in children in order to understand any memory…...

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Dr. Deepa…...

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Nan Peters has been working as a paraprofessional in Rochester for nearly 40 years, and the shortage of workers today is about the worst she’s ever seen. Peters was one of several paraprofessionals and teachers who gathered outside Century…...

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new Dartmouth-led study published in Pediatric Research has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health. Previous studies have established a link between the gut microbiome — the overall communities of…...

November 8, 2021

12 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] In the past few years, artificial intelligence models of language have become very good at certain tasks. Most notably, they excel at predicting the next word in a string of text; this technology helps search engines and texting apps…...

November 3, 2021

5 November 2021, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

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November 3, 2021

5 November 2021, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Looking for a great school contract position in beautiful Colorado? For the past two years, Boulder has topped the list of US News and World Report’s list of best places to…...