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Fall Games & Toys 2020

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Playful Otter] Every year I manage to add a few more games to my fall list. I think it makes therapy more fun to use seasonal and holiday themed games and toys. Below is my list for this year. If…...

September 15, 2020

Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Check out these Teletherapy Activities for your next virtual therapy session! This list is full of low-prep, low-maintenance ideas that will help you target all kinds of developmental skills with your clients. Check them out HERE on The…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Are YOU ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day? PediaStaff and Pinterest are! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up this Saturday, September 19th. Teachers and SLPs have done a terrific job flooding the internets with terrific activities!…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Live and work in paradise and make a difference in a child’s life today! We are seeking Physical Therapists to serve the children of the Ft. Lauderdale and the Pompano Beach, FL…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech Room News] In the year 2020, whether you are a teacher or a clinician- digital resources are the key to our hearts with the amount of virtual learners that we now have. If your school or clinic is fluctuating between…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Are infected-but-healthy children major “silent spreaders” of the new coronavirus? New research out of northern Italy, once a COVID-19 hotspot, suggests they might not be. Rigorous COVID-19 testing of children and adults admitted to a hospital in Milan for…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Article, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: NY Times] Scientists who have studied the ways children process and use the information hidden by masks say that children will find ways to communicate, and that parents and teachers can help. Nothing about masks and masking has come easily in…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, Cleft Lip, Feel Good, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Washington Post] A rescued puppy with a cleft lip had been at an animal shelter in Jackson, Mich., for almost a week, and staff worried that the dog wouldn’t be adopted. Then a man walked into the shelter who has a…...

Articulation Chants for Speech Therapy

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] Confession time…I’m a terrible singer. Like, turrible. But I don’t let that stop me (Follow your dreams, people) from belting out my own little diddies and dance moves in my therapy sessions. Why? Mostly because it draws attention and…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, News, Newsletter, Swallowing

[Source: Medical X-Press] Misfiring brain cells that control key parts of the mouth and tongue may be creating swallowing difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, according to neuroscientists with Virginia Tech and George Washington University. In research using a mouse model of a genetic…...