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OT Corner: Foundations for Visual Perception (Activity ideas)

March 1, 2021

19 May 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT, Visual Perception

By: Melanie Lambert OTR/L A.M. Skeffington, an American optometrist known to some as “the father of behavioral optometry”, believed that vision cannot be separated from the total individual nor from any of the sensory systems because it is integrated into all human…...

Study: Speech Development in Babies

March 1, 2021

[Source: Medical X-Press] In the first few months of their lives, babies cry, babble, gurgle and make a variety of other peculiar sounds. It can be difficult to imagine that they are actually laying the foundations for later speech with these utterances.…...

Research on Drawing and Learning

March 1, 2021

5 March 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Did you know that research shows that drawing when learning can boost memory recall? Sometimes when we think of ways to help students with their memory we focus on strategies such as: repeating and rehearsing note taking reading…...

March 1, 2021

5 March 2021, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Spectrum News] Autistic children have a harder time catching a ball than non-autistic children do, possibly because they are less able to predict its trajectory, according to a new unpublished study. Researchers presented the findings virtually this week at the 2021 Society…...

February 24, 2021

26 February 2021, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Do you love pediatrics? Would you like an interesting job where you’ll have variety in your workdays and grow professionally? PediaStaff is searching for a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to join a…...

February 24, 2021

26 February 2021, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We are looking for a Pediatric Physical Therapist for a great Not-for-Profit Children’s Center in SE Missouri. You would be joining a team of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists and…...

February 24, 2021

26 February 2021, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Fabulous opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in a private pediatric outpatient clinic located in the vicinity of the Wichita Falls area. Be part of this multi-disciplinary clinic where they take…...

February 24, 2021

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 46 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…...

February 24, 2021

26 February 2021, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: My Speech Universe] Looking for a cheap, easy to use therapy material? How about paper bags? I love using paper bags for a variety of activities. Here are some simple ways I have incorporated paper bags into my therapy sessions. Puppets…...

February 24, 2021

26 February 2021, Article, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Gross motor activities that focus on postural control, trunk rotation, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination,motor planning and balance skills are beneficial when it comes to developing independence with dressing. Here are 5 suggested activities: Play games where the…...