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SLP Corner: Playing with Sounds Leads to Phonemic Awareness

April 10, 2017

14 April 2017, Literacy, Newsletter, Phonemic Awareness, SLP

Editor’s Note: Thank You to Reading Rockets for suggesting this article. According to Teresa Byington, associate professor of early childhood education, University of Nevada, “We can help our children develop their phonemic awareness and the best way is to play games with…...

April 10, 2017

14 April 2017, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Education Week] For military children, life at home can be chaotic — families relocate frequently, and parents may be suddenly deployed. At Camp Lejune, N.C., child-care centers understand the impact these pressures may have on young children, and work to create…...

April 10, 2017

14 April 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Ed, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming a high standard for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandate that children with disabilities be provided a free appropriate public education is likely to have significant implications for years to come. In…...

April 10, 2017

14 April 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Although adults can beat children at most cognitive tasks, new research shows that children’s limitations can sometimes be their strength. In two studies, researchers found that adults were very good at remembering information they were told to focus on,…...

April 7, 2017

7 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are hiring Speech-Language Pathologists for the upcoming 2017/18 School Year! From higher ed to health care to high tech, from finance to real estate to science and research, coupled with its beautiful weather and affordability,…...

April 6, 2017

7 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 * Clinic offers a full…...

April 6, 2017

7 April 2017, Career, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Speech-Language Pathologist needed full time at a year round school! Our client services students up to age 22 in an outpatient clinic environment as well as a therapeutic day school. This is a year round program…...

April 6, 2017

News, Newsletter, NICU, OT, Preemies

[Source: Medical X-Press] A recent review of published research indicates that hearing their mother’s voice can benefit the health of preterm infants. The review included 15 studies with 512 infants from 2000 to 2015. Hearing the maternal voice, either recorded or live,…...

April 5, 2017

7 April 2017, Autism, News

[Source: Disability Scoop] A small, but promising study suggests that stem cells from a child’s own cord blood may offer an effective treatment for autism symptoms. Most children on the spectrum who received an infusion from their own umbilical cord blood…...

April 5, 2017

7 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, Visual Motor

[Source: The OT Toolbox] Oculomotor function refers to the six muscles surrounding each eye. These muscles work together to produce controlled eye movements. When there is oculomotor dysfunction evident, a child may have difficulty with depth perception, visual attention, visual memory, visual…...