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Outpatient Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist – Clarksville, TN

October 7, 2020

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Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 This successful private practice is hiring an experienced Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to add to their professional staff * COVID-19 status: Clinic is OPEN and ready to hire someone today! * Full-time Position 40…...

Autumn Shape Craft

October 7, 2020

9 October 2020, Fall, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] One of the best ways for children to learn about shapes is to create with them. Simple collage projects like this shape craft are easy to send home for remote learning or do at the art table…...

October 7, 2020

9 October 2020, Halloween, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] Memory or Concentration is such a great first game to play with older toddlers or preschoolers – though school-aged kids can get so much out of it too! That’s because success in Memory relies upon children remembering where they…...

Pumpkin Balloon Sensory Matching

October 6, 2020

9 October 2020, Fall Activity, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween! Try this great fall activity in your class or clinic! It’s Day 18 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. This activity was a spin off our Heart Sensory Matching Activity that we did a few years ago.…...

October 6, 2020

9 October 2020, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, SPD

[Source: Miss Mancy’s Blog] Halloween is a great time to push children’s sensory boundaries! There are so many gooey, gross activities you can do with them. I like to start with something simple that may feel a little odd to some children…...

Simple Bat Corner Bookmark

October 6, 2020

9 October 2020, Following Directions, Halloween, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Red Ted Art] A cheeky blast from the past!!! We shared this super duper cute and easy origami bat before! However, I feel I didn’t sufficiently highlight the bat’s dual purpose of paper bat decoration AND Simple Bat Corner Bookmark… and as you…...

Halloween Temporal Directions Activity

October 6, 2020

9 October 2020, Following Directions, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Seen on Ms. Lane’s SLP Materials Blog, posted to Pinterest and then shared on Instagram – This worksheet has been wildly popular with hundreds of repins, likes and shares! These “before” and “after” temporal directions have a Halloween theme. For example:…...

October 5, 2020

9 October 2020, Articulation, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Erik Raj for this week’s activity of the week. I’m not sure if Homeworkphobia is a “real” phobia, but I’m starting to think it has to be because some of my students consistently come up with the most hilarious…...

October 5, 2020

9 October 2020, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a study published September 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology…...

October 5, 2020

9 October 2020, CP, News, Newsletter

[Source: NIH] Researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient’s genes and suggest that many of those genes control how brain circuits become…...