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July 7, 2021

9 July 2021, Literacy, SLP

[Source: Literacy Spark via TpT] Download this freebie which contains 18 sports themed idioms. It is a triple match activity with cards for the idioms, definitions, and sentences with a blank for each idiom. Download this Freebie HERE ...

July 6, 2021

9 July 2021, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: ASHA Leader] The sport of gymnastics can provide children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) access to a differentiated approach, which potentially can create a model program to meet each child’s individual needs in a unique and effective manner. Gymnastics is a…...

July 6, 2021

9 July 2021, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Speech Path for Kids via TpT] Go for the gold with this articulation set. Includes thematic word lists, word sorts, vocabulary write-ins, and magic reveals. Two pages (24 total boxes) to practice articulation, vocabulary, and writing: *Vocabulary Write-ins …Students can…...

Build A Light-Up Olympic Torch

July 6, 2021

[Source: 3 Dinosaurs] Kick off the Olympic Games with your own torch relay at home! our Build-a-Torch printable (PDF) tape or glue (a glue stick would work best) scissors tissue paper (red, orange and yellow) paper muffin cup/cupcake liner battery-operated tea light Learn…...

Olympic Ring Art

July 6, 2021

9 July 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Olympics, Tip or Resource

[Source: Happy Hooligans] If you’re looking for Olympic Craft Ideas for kids to make this month, this one is as real winner. Using just cardboard rolls and paint to match the Olympic Rings, kids can stamp up a piece of Olympic Ring…...

July 6, 2021

26 July 2019, 9 July 2021, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT

Article and Image Source: Melissa & Doug by Kristina Buskirk I have always loved watching the Summer Olympics. As a little kid I would glue myself to the TV watching gymnastics and cheering on my favorite athletes. Now as a mom I love…...

July 6, 2021

[Source: Medical X-Press] In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers examined language in Welsh-English bilingual children with Down syndrome and found no evidence of additional difficulties compared to monolinguals. Findings dispel the myth that exposure to two languages…...

July 6, 2021

News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Preschool children are sensitive to the gap between how much they know and how much there is to learn, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The research, published in the journal Psychological Science, found preschool children are more likely to choose…...

July 6, 2021

9 July 2021, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists explored a technique called ‘neurofeedback,’ which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of neuroscientists found that not only did the training have a positive…...

July 6, 2021

9 July 2021, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] For the first time, a team of researchers developed a method to experimentally evaluate how parents use what they know about their children’s language when they talk to them. They found that parents have extremely precise models of their…...