Monthly Archive
June 21, 2018
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099    Do you love working with Assistive Technology? This children’s specialty hospital is seeking an Occupational Therapist to be responsible for assisting pediatric patients to provide Durable Medical Equipment, orthotics, splinting and casting. * Children’s…...
June 21, 2018
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099    PediaStaff is actively recruiting for Pediatric Occupational Therapists to join a dedicated team at a Not-for-Profit Children’s Center in SE Missouri.  Have you ever thought about working for a company that isn’t…...
June 20, 2018
[Source:  Mindshift] “I want The Three Bears!” These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa. A newly…...
June 20, 2018
[Source: Leader Live] Meredith Gennaro and Stephanie Sigal are speech-language pathologists who met in September 2017 when they began working with the same child. This school year, I worked with another speech-language pathologist to help 4-year-old Michael improve his articulation and language…...
June 20, 2018
[Source:  Edutopia] When you walk down a hall in my school, you may encounter our therapy dog, Boomer. There were originally reservations in our district about having a therapy dog, but now Boomer is one of the most sought after staff members…...
[Source: Red Ted Art] Oh yes! Two of my favorite SUMMER themes collide – a wonderful DIY Watermelon Craft, meets the summer classic Yarn Weaving Project: How to make a God’s Eye! Now we have made God’s Eyes before! We love this nature God’s eye version…...
[Source: Childhood 101] Have you ever played Would You Rather? It’s a fun, conversation game that is fabulous for getting kids talking. And it provides parents (or teachers) with some really interesting insights into what your kids think, believe, prefer and even,…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] The number of students receiving special education in the nation’s public schools is on the rise, according to a new federal report. There were 6.7 million kids with disabilities in classrooms across the country during the 2015-2016 school year, accounting…...
June 20, 2018
[Source:  Activity Tailor] I always have these grand ideas of filing away and reorganizing all of my materials before I check out for the summer (clients). Ha! By the time progress notes are finished, I am more than happy to shut the…...
[Source: The OT Toolbox] When it comes to legibility in handwriting, spacing between words makes all the! Addressing spatial awareness in handwriting can make a big difference in legibility fairly quickly given intervention, practice, awareness, and the tools to address spacing in written work.…...