Monthly Archive
August 27, 2015
by Erik X. Raj A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . came a wonderful app that is out of this world (pun intended, lol!). The app that I’m writing about is none other than Disney’s official…...
[Source:  The Measured Mom] A few weeks ago, I shared my printable no-prep games to help teach beginning blends.  I created a set of similar games to teach bossy r words.  And when I told my Five that we were going to…...
[Source:  Red Ted Art] Check out these adorable origami cat finger puppet on Red Ted Art.   Perfect for Back to School pencil toppers they would be great for conversation skills, are ideal for fine motor and following directions and would even…...
[Source:  My Bored Toddler.com via the Inspired Treehouse] Are you looking for new painting ideas for your toddler? Why not try bubble wrap roller painting! We did this last week and it was such a lot of fun. I found that it…...
August 25, 2015
[Source:  US News and World Report] A tiny study of 40 high school students in Chicago perked up some ears recently. It found that a small amount of musical instrument instruction — only two to three hours of band class a week…...
[Source:  Chapel Hill Snippets] I’m back from vacation, and teacher workdays start here on Monday. I’m sure all of you are worrying about schedules and caseloads, so to help this fall season for some of your more special children, I’m reposting some…...
[Source:  Medical X-Press] (HealthDay)—The more premature a child is born, the higher the likelihood of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a recent Finnish study. Babies born particularly underweight or overweight for their gestational age also had an increased risk of ADHD,…...
August 25, 2015
[Source:  Science Daily] From iPods to cell phone networks, power generation to GPS systems, electrical and computer engineers are producing the technologies we depend on every day. But one electrical engineer, a second-year doctoral student at the University of Kentucky, is combining…...
August 24, 2015
[Source:  Your Therapy Source] It is that time of year again – back to school.  Here are 10 tips to help you get started on the right “foot” (for the PTs) or “write path” (for the OTs).  Get it hahahaha!  Ok, I…...
August 24, 2015
[Source:  Disability Scoop] The U.S. Department of Education is doing away with a policy that allowed states to consider some students with disabilities academically proficient without meeting grade-level standards. The agency said in a final rule published late last week in the Federal…...