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Scientists Illuminate Mechanism at Play in Learning

March 29, 2018

30 March 2018, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] The process we call learning is, in fact, a well-orchestrated symphony of thousands of molecular reactions, but the exact interplay between these reactions remains largely unknown. Now, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)…...

March 28, 2018

30 March 2018, Career, Job, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you ready to secure a fantastic position for the upcoming school year? We have a wonderful job opportunity for an Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist to work in the Hagerstown area. This…...

March 28, 2018

30 March 2018, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source; Science Daily] A new study finds that deficits in executive function — a measure of cognitive skills that allow a person to achieve goals by controlling their behavior — predicts later aggressive behavior. The study, published in open-access journal Frontiers in Behavioral…...

March 28, 2018

30 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Edutopia] I lost my first student to suicide not long ago. The student was no longer in my class at the time, nor even at the school, but I was flooded with the expected surge of feelings: overwhelming sadness, periodic despair,…...

March 27, 2018

16 March 2018, Behavior, Newsletter, Stress

[Source: Omazing Kids] I learned this technique during one of the webinars in the Preschool Mindfulness Summit in January. It was amazing to see how well it worked with one of my patients who has Autism (and possibly OCD and Explosive Disorder). This…...

March 27, 2018

30 March 2018, Article, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pre-K Pages] The vestibular system is all about balance and movement, or spatial awareness. One of the seven different systems under the sensory processing umbrella, the vestibular system helps children use their hands, eyes, and ears together to develop spatial awareness. These tools…...

March 27, 2018

30 March 2018, DMD, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] Diagnostic and treatment advances are helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy—one of nine major types of muscular dystrophy that affects males—live into their 30s and beyond, raising challenges in such areas as education, vocation, levels of independence, personal relationships,…...

March 27, 2018

30 March 2018, Career, Job, Newsletter, Special Ed Teacher

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March 27, 2018

30 March 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bedtime almost completely shuts down their production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin and keeps it suppressed for at least 50 minutes after lights out, according to new University of Colorado…...

Bubble Wrap Letter Recognition Activity

March 26, 2018

30 March 2018, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time For Flashcards] Working on letter recognition should be fun and largely based on a child’s interest in preschool, what I mean by that is if children are interested in letters, which many are at this age, teachers should actively…...