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November 17, 2020

20 November 2020, Motor Planning, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] With Thanksgiving approaching it’s the perfect time to start thinking about Thanksgiving motor planning activities. I love Thanksgiving, I don’t like turkey, but I love that there are four days in a row that everyone in my family is…...

Thanksgiving Color by Part-of-Speech

November 17, 2020

20 November 2020, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Square Head Teachers] Here’s a fun twist on practicing parts of speech that came to me (*last minute*) the other day, but I thought I’d share it with you anyway… I combined the “color by number” idea with some basic parts…...

November 17, 2020

20 November 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A study of 7,000 children shows that the early talk and communication experienced when very young, while essential preparation for school, does not directly impact on literacy skills by age 11. Although talking, reading, or singing to a young…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] For years, researchers have known through numerous studies that hearing and other sensory systems of adults and children who have autism differ from children or adults without autism. Now, University of Miami and Harvard Medical School researchers who explored…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source; Medical X-Press] Significantly higher numbers of Generation Z boys and girls in the UK are dieting to lose weight, and are likely to overestimate their own weight, finds a new UCL-led study. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that girls who…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, COVID, Newsletter

[Source: The Dallas Morning News] Texas public school students with severe cognitive disabilities could receive up to $1,500 for tutoring, therapy, and other support services to address any learning disruptions suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Education Agency and Gov. Greg…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, News, OT

[Source: Science Daily] The brain encodes information collected by our senses. However, to perceive our environment and to constructively interact with it, these sensory signals need to be interpreted in the context of our previous experiences and current aims. In the latest…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: School Psychology Review] As school psychologists, we have an ethical responsibility to engage in social justice and antiracist action. School psychology organizations and graduate education programs play an important role in shaping future generations of school psychologists to lead the mental…...

November 16, 2020

20 November 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: NY Times] People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders are three times more likely to die if they have Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, compared with others with the diagnosis, according to a large analysis of insurance claims data.…...

November 12, 2020

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 34 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…...