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May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Article and Image Source: Hands on As We Grow] With summer just around the corner, this pool noodle fine motor balance tray will have your little one eager and excited to participate while developing and strengthening their basic fine motor skills. I…...

May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Article, BCBA, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, Newsletter

Kristen Jensen, MS, BCBA At the onset of my career, I taught at a non-public school, specializing in educating individuals on the autism spectrum. As a teacher with a Masters of Science in Special Education, I was using ABA, without even knowing…...

May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Handwriting, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Download this free summer sunglasses activity to create a cute craft while practicing handwriting and scissor skills. There are step by step directions as well. You can download the craftivity here http://yourtherapysource.com/freesunglasses.html ...

May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: SLP Natalie Synders] Is the weather ever so nice that you just want to take therapy outside for the day? We don’t get those days too often in Illinois, and it doesn’t always work with what I need to target or…...

May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Seeking a new contract opportunity for August 14th-October 28th? Are you an Occupational Therapist interested in working in a school setting? * Currently seeking candidates for part-time position in the vicinity of Aurora,…...

Book Review: Difference or Disorder

May 22, 2019

24 May 2019, Bilingualism, Book, Newsletter, SLP

by Gina Glover, CCC- SLP As a monolingual Speech-Language Pathologist, I often have to research languages that I need to assess or treat with an interpreter when there is no trained bilingual SLP available. This book has the phonemic systems, language patterns…...

May 21, 2019

24 May 2019, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a Clinical Fellowship where you’ll have exceptional mentoring and a comprehensive experience working with children of all ages? You’ve found it… PediaStaff is searching for a Speech-Language Pathologist for…...

May 21, 2019

24 May 2019, Article, Hippotherapy, OT

By: L A Pomeroy Reprinted with the express permission of Holistic Horse as originally published on their website. “See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me.” –The Who “People have a need to touch animals in order to connect with them,” observes…...

May 21, 2019

24 May 2019, Career, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note: We love Christie’s Mama OT blog. Hopefully she won’t mind that we think she should alter her title just a smidgen. These tips are completely perfect for SLPs, PTs, School Psychologists, and all the other clinical educators that…...

May 20, 2019

24 May 2019, News, Newsletter, SLP, Speech

[Source: Science Daily] Learning it in a class that essentially compresses a one-semester college course into a single month of intensive instruction — and agreeing to have your brain scanned before and after — might seem even more daunting. But the 24…...