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Shortage of Special Educators Adds to Classroom Pressures

December 5, 2018

7 December 2018, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] The number of special education teachers nationally has dropped by more than 17 percent over the past decade, a worrisome trend in a career path that has seen chronic shortages for years. An analysis of federal data by the…...

December 5, 2018

7 December 2018, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Health Day] A core language skill, extracted from multiple measures, is stable from infancy to adolescence in children, including atypically developing children, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Science Advances.] Marc H. Bornstein, Ph.D., from the National Institutes of…...

December 5, 2018

Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Fixated Personality–The fixated personality type can be characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and the need to control one’s environment (e.g., to have things in a particular order). compulsion to make lists and/or schedules feelings of excessive…...

OT Corner: Teaching Shoe Tying – A Tool

December 5, 2018

7 December 2018, ADLs, OT, PT, Shoe Tying

[Source: Starfish Therapies] We are lucky enough to have an OT back on staff and we have been loving the collaboration and idea generation! We have had quite a few kids come in that aren’t able to tie their shoes, and while…...

Fluffy Snow Slime

December 4, 2018

Newsletter, Sensory Play, Tip or Resource, Winter

[Source: Kid’s Activities Blog] It doesn’t have to be cold outside to play in the snow with this fluffy snow slime recipe! Fluffy and white, this snow slime makes me want to grab my mittens and a sled! Instead, you can stay…...

Free Unicorn Themed Fine Motor Activity

December 4, 2018

7 December 2018, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Are you looking for a cute, unicorn fine motor activity that is free? Well, look no further! This freebie includes the Color, Cut and Glue Unicorn Fine Motor Activity. You can download it at the bottom of the…...

December 4, 2018

23 November 2017, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

Christmas-time is around the corner. It is a wonderful time of year, but it is also a time for other celebrations as well. Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is HERE! Here is a great collection of holiday activities to do with your…...

December 4, 2018

7 December 2018, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] An unconventional approach has successfully reversed deficits in social behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in genetic, environmental and idiopathic mouse models of the condition. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in the journal Neuron that administration of the…...

December Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

December 4, 2018

7 December 2018, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] December doesn’t have enough school days for me to use all of the books I want to use! There are so many great read alouds to use this month, but I only chose 4 to share with you…...

December 4, 2018

7 December 2018, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Education Week – Rules for Engagement Blog] By Guest Blogger Lisa Stark “Extremely discouraging.” That’s how the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention describes the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC found in 2017, more than 47,000 people died by…...