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Will Cameras in Special Education Classrooms Protect Students?

April 12, 2017

14 April 2017, News, Special Education

[Source: PBS News Hour] To help prevent students with disabilities from being abused at school, Texas now requires cameras in special education classrooms upon request. But is this the best solution? (April 4, 2017) JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: a look at whether having…...

April 12, 2017

14 April 2017, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Mighty] When the “60 Minutes” segment about Julia, Sesame Street’s new autistic muppet character, aired, within minutes my Facebook feed was filled with stories about it, and my phone started pinging with text messages. One of the stories included a link to the…...

April 11, 2017

[Source: Very Well.com via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist] Relational aggression is an insidious and covert type of bullying that often goes unnoticed by parents and educators. Teens and tweens that engage in relational aggression are able to bully, control and manipulate others all…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: The Sensory Spectrum] Although this video is produced by the National Autistic Society, this video entitled Sensory Sensitivity reflects not only how an Autistic person may experience sensory input but how any sensory sensitive child might. Watch this Video on The…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Article, Balance, Newsletter, Proprioreception, PT

Editor’s Note: This article is directed towards parents. Consider sharing it with the parents and guardians of your students and clients. [Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Why is balance important for kids? Balance is important for so many things kids have…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research investigating the connection between motor skills (oral-motor, manual-motor) and speech and language deficits. Data analysis was performed examining a registry from children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 1781), 2–17 years of…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This an oldie but goodie that we never published here. It came up in our feed and I had to share it. Enjoy! [Source: Welcome Home Blog/YouTube] “When my husband left on his deployment, our 6-year-old son could…...

Simple Earth Suncatcher for Earth Day

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Taking care of the earth is a big job and it requires teamwork. In the spirit of Earth Day and working together a bunch of rad kid bloggers and I decided to share Earth Day crafts today…...

5 Ways to Use Straws

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Oral Motor, OT, PT, SLP

[Source Brick by Brick] Straws are a great resource to have on hand in your classroom. Here are five ways we’ve used them! 1. Build with them. Or at least use them in your blocks center. We’ve explored all kinds of things…...

Peeps Parachute Stem Challenge

April 10, 2017

14 April 2017, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This would be great fun to do with your speech students to promote storytelling and conversation – especially now that the weather is nice. There are some great stories to be created in this activity!! [Source: The PreSchool…...