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April 8, 2020

10 April 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is interviewing now for anticipated EOY School needs. For 14 years, our trusted clients have looked to PediaStaff to help them serve special needs children. When schools reopen, whether for summer school,…...

April 7, 2020

"Tip or Resource", 10 April 2020, COVID, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Everyone is going crazy about this terrific free printable from Long Creations. So creative, and the kids will LOVE it! [Source: Long Creations] We are all living through history right now and I thought a “time capsule” would be an…...

April 7, 2020

10 April 2020, Article, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: When you continue to PR Newswire, make sure you click on the Infographic. Only part of it is visible on their page. [Source: PR Newswire] When COVID-19 arrived in New York, Dr. Wendy Chung, principal investigator of the SPARK study and…...

April 7, 2020

10 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: The New York Times] The $2 trillion coronavirus law could give the education secretary the power to waive special education rules as school districts struggle to teach all their students online. Tucked away in the $2 trillion coronavirus stabilization bill is a provision…...

April 7, 2020

10 April 2020, Newsletter News, School Psych

[Source: Edutopia] As schools across the country remain impacted due to the pandemic, students with trauma, difficult home situations, and anxiety need support now more than ever. The abrupt change can trigger stress and fear in students that can leave mental scars.…...

April 7, 2020

[Source: Hechinger Report] It was a Monday morning at breakfast, 10 days into the quarantine, that JoAnna Van Brusselen first noticed the claw. Her oldest daughter, Iolani Azul, 11, was sitting at the kitchen table in their house in San Francisco, her…...

April 6, 2020

10 April 2020, COVID, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Dabbling Speechie] With school closures happening around the nation it is extremely stressful for parents to educate their children at home. One way you can help your children work on language at home is by playing games. This ‘I Spy’…...

April 6, 2020

10 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Medical X-Press] With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, many hospitals and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are limiting the number of people who can visit newborn babies to reduce the risk of contamination. At Northwestern Medicine’s Prentice Women’s Hospital, that…...

April 6, 2020

10 April 2020, Article, COVID, Newsletter, PT

[Source: The College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University] by Dr. Sam Elliott COVID-19 has confined families to their home with children struggling to fill the void left by regular sporting activities and outside play, but parents can take simple steps…...

April 6, 2020

10 April 2020, Newsletter, School Psych, Stress COVID

Editor’s Note: These excellent tips were compiled by the Positive Parenting Program and would be an excellent resource to send to the parents and guardians of the children you serve. [Source: Triple P] We’re in a complicated and uncertain time, and we understand…...