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Worth Repeating: How Birds and Babies Learn to Talk

March 30, 2021

2 April 2021, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The New Yorker] Few things are harder to study than human language. The brains of living humans can only be studied indirectly, and language, unlike vision, has no analogue in the animal world. Vision scientists can study sight in monkeys using…...

March 29, 2021

2 April 2021, Early Intervention, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A study finds babies prefer baby talk, whether they’re learning one language or two. Scientists knew infants learning one language preferred the sing-song tones of parents’ baby talk, and now scientists have found babies learning two languages are developmentally…...

March 29, 2021

2 April 2021, News, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] The U.S. Department of Education is being asked to tell schools to direct significant funding from the recent COVID-19 relief law toward students with disabilities who have missed out on services they were entitled to during the pandemic. A…...

March 29, 2021

2 April 2021, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] How different are men and women’s brains? The question has been explored for decades, but a new study led by Rosalind Franklin University neuroscientist Lise Eliot is the first to coalesce this wide-ranging research into a single mega-synthesis. And…...

March 29, 2021

2 April 2021, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: People.com via Fred Rogers.org] There’s a new kid on the block! On April 5, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood will welcome a new character, a young boy named Max, who has Autism. Max is Teacher Harriet’s nephew, and like many kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder,…...

March 26, 2021

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This post is part 2A 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…...

March 26, 2021

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This post is a newly written “Part 2B” of a four-part interview guide for pediatric and school based speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and others that work with children with special needs. This document covers interview tips particularly…...

March 25, 2021

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 50 of our special e-letter, “Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families” (Did you miss our previous issues?| Read them HERE) Each week, this e-mailer features new resources, articles about this bizarre time we are living in, and…...

March 24, 2021

26 March 2021, Book, Newsletter, Stress, Tip or Resource

by Lori Lite Children love to visualize or imagine filling their bodies with the colors of the rainbow. This effective research-based, stress management technique also known as guided imagery is widely accepted and used by both traditional and holistic communities. This gentle…...

30 Bug Crafts and Activities for Kids

March 24, 2021

26 March 2021, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Buggy and Buddy] With the kids natural curiosity of insects growing during this time of year, I thought it was the perfect time to gather together some bug crafts and learning activities to try with the kids. Here are some of my favorites…...