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Interview Like a Pro: Part One – The Preparation

November 18, 2013

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This post is part one of a four-part interview guide for pediatric and school based speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The Pediatric Therapy…...

November 18, 2013

20 June 2014, Career Guide, Career Tip, Newsletter

by The PediaStaff Team, copyright 2013-2021 You worked exceptionally hard to get where you are. Now, it’s time to make the most of all of that and land the speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, school psychology or physical therapy job of your…...

November 13, 2013

15 November 2013, Newsletter, OT, Visual Memory

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Test your visual memory skills with this simple game. Gather up objects from around the house, school or therapy room. Put several objects on a tray or in a box. Have the child look at what is on…...

November 13, 2013

15 November 2013, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Friendship Circle] About 1 in 323 children has been identified with Cerebral Palsy according to estimates fromCDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. There is an abundance of information regarding CP out there. However, it can be overwhelming sifting through…...

November 13, 2013

15 November 2013, ADHD, Article, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: We usually reserve our “Corner” features for articles that we have permission to print full text. Thought this article was a useful reminder on what a “hot potato” both the ADHD diagnosis and treatment options unfortunately still are. [Source:…...

November 12, 2013

15 November 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do. What’s more, the brains of individuals with the most severe social symptoms are also the most hyper-connected. The findings reported in two…...

November 12, 2013

15 November 2013, Article, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, Proprioreception, Tip or Resource

[Source: the Inspired Treehouse] LITTLE FEET + BIG BOOTS + FALLEN LEAVES = SO MUCH FUN! (not to mention the benefits of strengthening, heavy work, proprioception, motor planning and balance! WOOOOO HOOOO! 🙂 WHAT TO DO: Find some boots that are bigger…...

November 12, 2013

15 November 2013, Articulation, Newsletter, SLP

So very, very simple. So easy to use any day this month! Use this turkey as a fun activity to work on speech sound targets! Write your targets for each student in the feathers and have them color as they practice! Great…...

November 12, 2013

15 November 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Here is a link to a great post that is in the process of getting a whole lot of repinson Pinterest! Check out 25 Thanksgiving Activities for Three-Year Olds on the Kids Activities Blog ...

November 11, 2013

15 November 2013, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Cochlear implants allow adults who have become profoundly deaf to recover the ability to understand speech. However, recovery differs between individuals. Activating the visual regions of the brain has proved essential to the satisfactory recovery of hearing, according to…...