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March 19, 2018

23 March 2018, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] The highlight of Easter for my girls has to be the Easter egg hunt, after all what isn’t there to love about running around the garden to find delicious chocolate treasure! In fact, my ten year old already has our…...

March 19, 2018

23 March 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source; Science Daily] Children as young as seven apply basic laws of physics to problem-solving, rather than learning from what has previously been rewarded, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings of the study, based on the Aesop’s fable…...

March 19, 2018

23 March 2018, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] A University of Texas at Dallas psychologist has examined the preconceptions about the effects of emotions on children’s eating habits, creating the framework for future studies of how dietary patterns evolve in early childhood. Dr. Shayla C. Holub, head…...

March 19, 2018

23 March 2018, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

Three-month-old babies cannot sit up or roll over, yet they are already capable of learning patterns from simply looking at the world around them, according to a recent study. For the first time, the researchers show that 3- and 4-month-old infants can…...

March 16, 2018

16 March 2018, Careers, Job, School Nurse

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We are in need of an RN or an LPN to work with one student in an elementary school near Medinah, Illinois for the remainder of the current school year. If you…...

Game Review: Tickety Toc Chime Time

March 15, 2018

16 March 2018, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Playful Otter] Work on visual discrimination, figure-ground, spatial relations/position in space, eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, thumb opposition, web space development, coordinated use of both hands, vestibular and proprioceptive perception, gross motor movement and coordination, process skills, executive functioning skills, socialization…...

March 15, 2018

16 March 2018, Careers, Job, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 School district in Rockford, IL is in need of a Speech-Language Pathologist for the rest of the school year. * The position is located in the Poplar Grove area * The position…...

PT Corner: Ideas to Target the Core

March 15, 2018

16 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] I don’t know about you, but I know my core muscles (abdominals, back extensors, shoulder girdle, and hips) can always stand to be stronger. This also goes for our kids, typically developing as well as kids with a neuromuscular…...

March 14, 2018

16 March 2018, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Would you love the opportunity to live in an area with breathtaking scenery? We are searching for a school psychologist for a school contract assignment for the 2018-19 school year. Enjoy living…...

March 14, 2018

16 March 2018, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Disability Scoop] Gerardo Alejandrez used to punch classmates, throw chairs and curse at his teachers, conduct that forced him to switch from school to school. “I had a lot of anger issues,” the 16-year-old said recently. Then Gerardo entered a class at…...