Monthly Archive
[Source:  Chapel Hill Snippets] I’m on cloud nine!!! Bursting with anticipation!  My daughter in the Peace Corps will be coming back from the beautiful country of Indonesia after 27 months on June 12!  Time has gone by!  We are so proud of…...
May 20, 2015
by Erik Raj, CCC-SLP As a school-based speech-language pathologist, I’m constantly attempting to evaluate and re-evaluate how I’m doing as a clinician. Are my current therapy strategies helping my students meet their goals in a timely manner? Am I collaborating enough with…...
[Source:  No Time for Flashcards] We love egg carton caterpillars, they are possibly the most classic of all crafts. We decided to make a fresh twist on an old favorite. Our egg carton caterpillars are a little different. No glue or paint…...
[Source: Science Daily] Stuttering may be more than a speech problem. For the first time, researchers have found that children who stutter have difficulty perceiving a beat in music-like rhythms, which could account for their halting speech patterns. Michigan State University’s Devin…...
[Source:  Mama OT] In Part 1, I discussed how crawling develops. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, I strongly suggest you go back and take a look at it by clicking here before continuing with this post. (You’ll get to see some…...
May 19, 2015
[Source:  Science Daily] Duke and MIT scientists have discovered an area of the brain that is sensitive to the timing of speech, a crucial element of spoken language. Timing matters to the structure of human speech. For example, phonemes are the shortest,…...
May 19, 2015
[Source:  Science Daily] Babytalk, which includes higher-pitched voices and a wider range of pitches, is sometimes known as “motherese,” partly because most research on parent-child interactions has traditionally focused on the mother’s role. Scientists study this common behavior because they want to…...
May 18, 2015
  Congratulations to Rebeccah R., of Houston, Texas on her new position with one of PediaStaff’s outpatient clinic clients in the Woodlands, TX! Rebeccah will be working for a owned pediatric therapy clinic serving the needs of children with a wide variety of…...
[Source:  HeartSpace PT]   Video #1:  Core Stability in Babies Video #2: Core Stability in Babies with Motor or Sensory Challenges Video #3:  Core Stability and Emotional Regulation Please enjoy a series of three excellent videos by Shelley Mannell on Core Stability…...
[Source:  Medical Xpress.com] (HealthDay)—Kids in daycare and preschool may not be getting enough physical activity, according to a new study. Preschoolers in the Seattle study spent just a half hour playing outside and were offered less than an hour each day for…...