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Summertime Tx Fun: 20+ Ideas for Pool Noodles

July 17, 2019

19 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Article and Image Source: Pre-K Pages] It’s summertime and you know what that means – you can find pool noodles at every store. Pick up a few additional pool noodles for your classroom. (Or wait a few weeks until they are on…...

July 16, 2019

19 July 2019, Anxiety, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Brain Blogger] by Sherianna Boyle MEd, CAGS Anxiety is most known as a “thinking” disorder which can be evidenced through symptoms such as chronic worrying. Science now shows that human beings have on average between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day…...

July 16, 2019

19 July 2019, Article, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: July is National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month! To learn more, visit NCCAPM.org for an excellent collection of organizations and resources on these conditions which affect thousands of infants, children, teens and aduts in the US every…...

July 15, 2019

19 July 2019, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] A global study, led by researchers at King’s College London and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, suggests that anorexia nervosa is at least partly a metabolic disorder, and not purely psychiatric as previously thought. The research was…...

July 15, 2019

19 July 2019, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter

[Source: Baltimore Sun] Zubida Byrom likes to watch cartoons on her iPad and frequently smiles and says “hi.” The Prince George’s girl, now 4-and-a-half years old, likely won’t say much more, according to the family’s attorney. She likely won’t ever walk. She…...

July 15, 2019

19 July 2019, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Toddlers are surprisingly good at processing the speech of other young children, according to a new study. And toddlers who have more exposure to other children, such as those in daycare, may be particularly good at certain word learning…...

July 15, 2019

19 July 2019, IDEA, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Fewer than half of states are meeting their obligations to properly serve students with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Education says. In an annual review of performance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials found that just 21 states…...

July 11, 2019

12 July 2019, Career, Job, School Nurse

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July 11, 2019

12 July 2019, Autism, Newsletter, OT, Special Ed

[Source: Washington Post] “I wish I got to spend more time with Charlotte,” the teacher told me with a slight frown. “It’s hard for her to make friends when she’s not here very much.” We were sitting at a child-sized table, perched…...

July 10, 2019

12 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Growing Hands-On Kids] Playgrounds are usually a very popular activity among younger and school age children. My daughter always asks to go to the park and she loves checking out new playgrounds in the area. For some children however, playing on…...