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NEW! Issue Number 64: Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover

June 30, 2021

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Please enjoy our new issue Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians, other therapy clinicians or…...

June 30, 2021

2 July 2021, Article, Book, Literacy, SLP

[Source: Fatherly] It should come as no surprise that dinosaur books for kids are as popular as ever. Who doesn’t love dinosaurs? Whether we’re viewing them on the big screen, playing dinosaur apps and games, gazing at dinosaur bones at a museum, or watching animatronic re-creations…...

Free Printable Dinosaur Lacing Cards

June 30, 2021

2 July 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Living Life and Learning] I made these dinosaur lacing cards to go along with my other dinosaur printables which will be coming up soon. I have huge dinosaur lovers in my home so I’m working on a dinosaur theme for the next little…...

Dinosaur Themed I Spy Game

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: And Next Comes L] This free dinosaur themed I spy printable for kids is a perfect way to work on a variety of skills! Visual and written cues are the best way to help my son with hyperlexia learn, but he…...

Dinosaur Articulation Stomp

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Rock Chalk Speech Talk] If nothing else, I know my preschool boys. I know they like zombies. I know they like trains. I know they like robots. And I know they like dinosaurs! So, we’ve kept the dinosaur fun going for…...

June 29, 2021

5 April 2019, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Dr. Lisa, School Psych Blog] When I first begin working on a new case, I want to know not only what the student is doing, but why. In this two-part series, we’ll start with the what. Teachers and other educators can…...

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Fixated Personality–The fixated personality type can be characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and the need to control one’s environment (e.g., to have things in a particular order). compulsion to make lists and/or schedules feelings of excessive…...

SLP Corner: Social Dough

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, Autism, Newsletter, SLP, Social Skills

by Cindy Meester, MS CCC-SLP “E” is a first grader in one of our Autism classrooms. She has a lot of great skills but of course social peer relationships can be difficult. I paired her with “J” from her mainstream classroom. It…...

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, ADHD, Article, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note: I realized it has been a VERY long time since we posted the most popular article on our blog of all-time, Twenty-Two Reasons Why a Child Can’t Sit Still. Thank You, Loren Shlaes. This article is invaluable and only gets…...

Dinosaur Proprioception Activities

June 29, 2021

2 July 2021, Newsletter, OT, Proprioreception

[Source: The OT Toolbox] This dinosaur brain break activity is a set of free proprioception activities that provides heavy work with a dinosaur theme, making movement and proprioceptive input a fun way to address dinosaur -sized needs. Whether you are looking for…...