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Special Ed Corner: What Should Special Education Teachers Know and Be Able to Do?

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] A newly-minted special education teacher should be able to: “collaborate with professionals to increase student success,” “use multiple sources of information” to understand a student’s strengths and needs, and “systematically design instruction toward specific learning goals.” These skills are…...

Bilingual Babies Listen to Language

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, Bilingual, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Are two languages at a time too much for the mind? Caregivers and teachers should know that infants growing up bilingual have the learning capacities to make sense of the complexities of two languages just by listening. In a…...

August 7, 2017

ADHD, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

Editor’s Note: Thank you, Sincerely, School Psychologist for sharing this article [Source: Understood via Sincerely, School Psychologist] Most kids lie or avoid telling the truth on occasion. But if your child has ADHD, you might find yourself often asking him, “Why are you…...

August 7, 2017

11 August 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Structural connections between frontal and parietal areas in children’s brains can predict their ability to reason later in life, reports new research published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Carter Wendelken, Silvia Bunge and colleagues previously found that coordinated activity of…...

August 7, 2017

11 August 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A study by Stanford University investigators suggests that key features of autism reflect an imbalance in signaling from excitatory and inhibitory neurons in a portion of the forebrain, and that reversing the imbalance could alleviate some of its hallmark symptoms.…...

August 4, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Therapeutic Day School at a residential treatment facility in Aurora, IL seeks an Occupational Therapist to work full time Monday-Friday *Hours are 8:00-4:00 PM *They operate year round, but take Fridays off in the summer *Caseload is…...

August 4, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Just got this need in today! Don’t be caught working for a contract company that doesn’t keep the therapist’s desires top of the list! PediaStaff only places Speech-Language Pathologist with the very best school districts where you…...

August 3, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or This provider of outpatient pediatric therapy services is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist with a strong background in pediatric and adolescent development and a great desire to make a difference in the lives of children. This is for full…...

August 3, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Pediatric Outpatient Occupational Therapist opportunity in Rome, Georgia where the rivers meet and the mountains begin. This northwestern city in Georgia is a find for hikers and nature lovers, about an hour from Atlanta. * Full Time, salaried…...

August 3, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or PediaStaff is seeking a full time Physical Therapist for the bustling Greater Portland area to work in an early intervention setting between late August and early November… possibly longer. What greater reward than helping a child during…...