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First Language Wires Brain for Later Language-Learning

December 3, 2015

4 December 2015, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Research also demonstrates brain’s plasticity and ability to adapt to new language environments. You may believe that you have forgotten the Chinese you spoke as a child, but your brain hasn’t. Moreover, that “forgotten” first language may well influence what goes…...

December 3, 2015

Article, Literacy, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] As a speech-language pathologist working to close the achievement gap in a charter school system, I’m always looking for the latest evidence-based practice recommendations for vocabulary instruction. Vocabulary skills contribute to word reading, writing, listening and reading…...

December 2, 2015

4 December 2015, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: Mind Shift] Schools are filled with all kinds of diverse learners, including some students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that give them access to extra learning resources. Support for students with special learning needs varies. Many learners with IEPs are integrated…...

December 2, 2015

Career, Job, Newsletter, School Nurse

Congratulations to Elizabeth M., on her new position as a school nurse in one of PediaStaff’s school-based clients in Northern California! This is a terrific assignment in a lovely part of the state! Congrats, Elizabeth!...

OT Corner: Sad Days

December 2, 2015

4 December 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: ABC Therapeutics] “Today is my sad day,” stated Lauren, in a matter of fact tone. I work with many children who have superior language skills. Often, those language skills outpace motor expression and emotional coping ability. Sometimes doctors or psychologists call…...

December 1, 2015

4 December 2015, AAC, Newsletter, SLP

Check out this terrific piece from Sesame Street called the “Amazing Song,” a cute little Elmo and and Grover led ditty about how we are all amazing and wonderful in different ways. And Congratulations to our friends at SymbolStix and TouchChat whose…...

December 1, 2015

[Source: Medical News Today] Human infants are capable of deductive problem solving as early as 10 months of age, a new study by psychologists at Emory University and Bucknell finds. The journal Developmental Science is publishing the research, showing that babies can…...

December 1, 2015

4 December 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Carnegie Mellon University scientists have discovered a crucial difference in the way learning occurs in the brains of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Published in NeuroImage, Sarah Schipul and Marcel Just examined how the brains of typical…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Feeding Therapy, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

“Dr. Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock help parents navigate the journey of child feeding, eating, drinking, nutrition, and related topics from birth to the school cafeteria. Their book is a proactive approach for the prevention and/or resolution of many health issues…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] Black Friday is upon us. That day of crazy shopping around for deals…or has that become Thanksgiving now? Having a newborn I’m opting out of the store rush this year. I’ll admit I kind of like to go and people…...