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Editor’s Corner: Taking Care of Ourselves: Coping with COVID-19 Anxiety

March 19, 2020

21 March 2020, Article, COVID, COVID Resource, Newsletter, School Psych

by: The PediaStaff Team This is an unprecedented time of worldwide worry and uncertainty. Many of us are so busy making sure other people are taken care of–our families, our students, our neighbors, our friends, our employees– that we forget to take…...

March 19, 2020

21 March 2020, News, Newsletter, SLP

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March 19, 2020

21 March 2020, COVID, COVID News, COVID Resource, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Currently, we are updating this page twice a day on weekdays and once daily on weekend days. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing widespread school closures in the United States, with some states ordering all schools to shut down for…...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, COVID, COVID News, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Schools would get access to over $100 million in emergency funding to help them deal with the coronavirus as part of a broader March 17 proposal from the Trump administration. The supplemental $100 million for the U.S. Department of Education…...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, Easter, Gross Motor Skills, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to the people at Therapics for reaching out to us to share this free activity! It is great way to teach prepositions whilst helping a child with language challenges participate in the Easter fun. It would make a nice carryover…...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, Article, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, SLP

by Sherry Artemenko, CCC-SLP I have a number of boys, ages 5-8, currently on my caseload, who are working on improving their articulation. They have made great gains in learning to correctly produce their target sounds in words, sentences and conversation within…...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, Article, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, OT, PT

Editor’s Note: This is a great list to send home to the parents/guardians of your clients! Pictures are worth 1000 Words [Source: Buzzfeed] Take a Look at this Great List of Activities...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, COVID, COVID News, News

[Disability Scoop] The coronavirus pandemic has created unique concerns for caregivers and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Individuals with disabilities likely have the same risk factors as the general population — those who are older or have compromised immune systems are…...

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, At Home Resource, COVID, COVID Resource, News, Newsletter

[Source: Forbes.com] On Thursday, on the heels of Zoom’s biggest day ever for downloads the day before, CEO Eric Yuan was taking the time to remotely sign up schools to free accounts of his videoconferencing software. First was a prestigious school in…...

FREE Resource: Coronavirus Social Story

March 18, 2020

21 March 2020, COVID, COVID Resource, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Little Puddins] I have been avidly following the the Coronavirus crisis and now find myself wanting to fulfill my civic duty. I have created a FREE Coronavirus Social Story to help alleviate fears and anxiety many children may be experiencing at…...