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Educator’s Corner: Pull Words Off the Page to Promote Learning

April 25, 2017

28 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Edutopia] Students need opportunities to research, process, connect with, and use content-area and domain-specific vocabulary beyond simply making a list of words and writing their definitions. Through listening to and connecting with one another via these exercises, your students can take…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, Gross Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] Children from schools with greater risk and challenge in the playground environment report being happier at school and playing with more children, according to a study published online April 24 in Pediatrics. Victoria L. Farmer, Ph.D., from the University…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] When Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman was assigned executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, he and his wife, Michelle, were relieved. His career path was taking them back to Virginia Beach — where they’d lived before…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands on As We Grow] This super creative painting activity will give your toddler or preschooler an opportunity for abstract painting on uncooked lasagna noodles. Kids LOVE painting on objects that normally have a different function. You only need to gather four…...

April 20, 2017

21 April 2017, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] I often experienced uncertainty and occasionally confusion during my first year practicing speech-language pathology. I worked in an urban area with a wide array of children, encompassing many different races, languages and cultures. I wondered about many unfamiliar…...

April 20, 2017

21 April 2017, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] There has been intense debate concerning how children should be taught to read. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit tested whether learning to read by sounding out words is more…...

April 20, 2017

21 April 2017, Newsletter, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: And Next Comes L] I have been convinced for a long time that Snakes and Ladders is the devil. Every single time we play, there’s a meltdown and J quits the game, making sure that all players are wiped off the…...

Resource: The PediaStaff Career Guide

April 19, 2017

21 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Nurse, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Hi there! I wanted to direct you to a resource we have at PediaStaff for New Graduates, Students and Experienced Therapists and Clinicians alike. We get great feedback about this little guidebook we put together for job seekers. It contains a time-line…...

April 19, 2017

21 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Pediatric Outpatient Physical Therapist needed to work full time as a contractor for a short term in the Skokie area! More details to come! * Position starts as soon as possible * Hours vary at this…...

Part-Time Pediatric PT – Naperville, IL

April 18, 2017

21 April 2017, Career, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Part time Pediatric Physical Therapist needed to work afternoon-evening hours in a clinic in the Naperville, IL area * Therapist should be able to work from 4:00-7:00 one or two days per week * This position…...