Blog - PediaStaff

CFY Supervisor Speech-Language Pathologist – Anchorage, AK

April 11, 2018

13 April 2018, CFY, Job, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Do you love to mentor other Speech-Language Pathologists? Do you have a little extra time in your week and want a lucrative avenue to make a little extra money? Pediastaff is seeking…...

April 11, 2018

13 April 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Schools, schools, schools! Southern California is seeking Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellows for the upcoming school year SY18/19. Apply now and we will work to provide options for the best fit for your requested location…...

April 11, 2018

13 April 2018, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Colors of Play] Children are born with imaginations. Adults and particularly parents should nurture children’s imaginations and rejoice in their creative minds. However, at times, we might unintentionally suppress children’s imaginations, possibly concerned that children don’t understand what is real. Most…...

April 11, 2018

13 April 2018, AAC, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PrAACtical AAC] Do you work with AAC learners who demonstrate their communication skills in therapy or instructional lessons, but not elsewhere? In this post, we review some things we can do to make it easier for AAC learners to generalize their…...

April 11, 2018

13 April 2018, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: OT School House] As school-based occupational therapists, we face days that seem out of our control. Many times, I have felt my time was not my own. So, here are ten tips for busy school-based OTs who, like me, want to take…...

April 10, 2018

13 April 2018, Language, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: Simple science projects are perfect for working on conversation and expressive language skills! Do you remember those super retro crystal garden growing kits when you were growing up? I remember my cousin having one and I was so jealous as it…...

April 10, 2018

13 April 2018, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PRI] Scientists say they have traced the world’s 6,000 modern languages — from English to Mandarin — back to a single “mother tongue,” an ancestral language spoken in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. New research, published in the journal Science,…...

April 10, 2018

13 April 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Bimanual activities are skills that we use two hands to complete. All children benefit from practicing bimanual skills to help develop coordination skills, cross midline, and functional life skills. Children with cerebral palsy, especially hemiplegia, are often encouraged…...

April 9, 2018

13 April 2018, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] In the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, some students with disabilities are being taunted or callously pegged by others as being the next school shooter, parents and experts say. “There’s been a lot of bullying going on in our…...

April 9, 2018

13 April 2018, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] A baby’s risk of death from being placed in an unsafe sleeping position or location is higher when they’re under the care of a babysitter, relative or friend, a new study found. The finding shows the need for parents…...