Blog - PediaStaff

There’s an App For That! School Counseling and SEL Go Online

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Edutopia] From virtual counseling to wellness apps, school districts are increasingly turning to “telehealth” to meet students’ mental health needs during the pandemic. It’s a Thursday afternoon and I’m meeting on Zoom with Yafae and Elijah, two Chicago high school sophomores,…...

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, AAC, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PrAACtical AAC] Twelve years ago, when Robin and I first wrote about preparing AAC users for medical emergencies, a pandemic wasn’t on the radar. We were thinking about ‘regular’ things that go wrong, like broken bones and asthma attacks, not a…...

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is interviewing now for selected outpatient and early intervention pediatric therapy jobs. For 14 years, our trusted clients have looked to PediaStaff to help them serve special needs children. Now…...

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, Anxiety, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: We Are Teachers] This is what many people think when they first see this calm-down jar. With just one shake, the two colors mix, creating a new color. Then little by little, the colors separate, and the liquids return to their…...

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Bilinguistics] For most of us, this whole idea of teletherapy is a new thing. We can wrap our minds around how to intervene with an older child pretty quickly. Even a bilingual older child makes sense, well, for 1: they talk!…...

April 22, 2020

24 April 2020, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Mommy Speech Therapy] The speech and articulation worksheets as well as the other downloads on this page have been created by Heidi Hanks, M.S.CCC-SLP, and are property of Mommy Speech Therapy. Access These Great Worksheets HERE!...

Indoor Obstacle Course for Kids at Home

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Raising Dragons] Obstacle courses are a favorite activity in our house. We usually make them outside, but sometimes we can be outside and an indoor course can be just as fun! This indoor obstacle course for kids was fun to set…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Hechinger Report] The Northshore School District, in an upper-middle-class suburb of Seattle, was among the first in Washington state – and in the country – to close due to the coronavirus. Less than a week after the March 5 closure,…...

April 21, 2020

18 March 2022, COVID, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The 74] As spring blossoms across the nation, so does a therapeutic activity: bird-watching. Online resources like Audubon and Explore.org’s live bird cams offer cultivated activities and information to guide bird studies for streamers of every age. The two groups also provide round-the-clock live feeds…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Youth Today] Maxwell Benjamin sits in front of a grilled cheese sandwich cut into bite-sized pieces. His mother Susie Wong-Benjamin encourages him to take bites and chew because he prefers softer foods like spaghetti and mashed potatoes. She’s guided remotely by…...