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School District To Require Cameras In All Special Ed Classrooms

March 10, 2020

13 March 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] The Dallas ISD will be among the first major school districts in the nation to require cameras in all special education classrooms to ensure student safety. Children who don’t have the ability to speak because of severe disabilities can’t…...

March 9, 2020

13 March 2020, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Within hours of birth, a baby’s gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days old a baby’s brain appears hardwired for the specialized tasks…...

March 9, 2020

13 March 2020, News, Newsletter

Oh my goodness! Late last month, PediaStaff was honored to learn that our company had been chosen for mention on an article about Part-Time employment on the Glassdoor Blog. As you may know, Glassdoor is a major player in the online Job…...

March 9, 2020

19 February 2021, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Activity Tailor] I cannot express the passion for basketball that a lot of my students, make that North Carolinians, have. March with its nearly constant game action thanks to March Madness often has me adopting an “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”…...

March 9, 2020

13 March 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Here is a fun, springy way to work on speech sounds! Please visit I Can Teach My Child and look at the entire blog post. It was written for parents rather than speech-language clinicians, it…...

March 9, 2020

13 March 2020, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands On As We Grow] This invitation is a simple garden fine motor activity that uses a transfer motion and also strengthens hand eye coordination. Simple fine motor activities that combine a seasonal sensory element are an engaging and wonderful opportunity…...

Spring Play Dough Activities

March 9, 2020

13 March 2020, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Play dough is the one activity I had out every single day I taught preschool over the last few years. I would switch up the tools from time to time, and we’d make different colored play dough…...

ADHD and Writing Performance

March 8, 2020

12 March 2021, ADHD, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] If you work with students who have ADHD, you have probably observed them struggling with writing tasks. It could be handwriting, computer use actual writing composition performance. A study was conducted on ADHD and writing performance. Methodology of…...

March 5, 2020

6 March 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Alaska is calling! A school system in Fairbanks, AK seeks two Speech-Language Pathologists with school or pediatric experience to finish this school year and most likely stay for the 2020-21 school year. *…...

March 4, 2020

6 March 2020, Job, Newsletter, Special Education Teacher

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking to work in a smaller town that is still close to Tacoma and Seattle? We need a wonderful full-time Special Education Teacher for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year to…...