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PT Corner: Helping Kids Learn to Balance

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, Article, Balance, Newsletter, Proprioreception, PT

Editor’s Note: This article is directed towards parents. Consider sharing it with the parents and guardians of your students and clients. [Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Why is balance important for kids? Balance is important for so many things kids have…...

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Come work in the beautiful Pueblo area in Colorado! We have a wonderful opportunity for a School Speech-Language Pathologist to work a full-time position for the 2020-2021 school year, with a possibility…...

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

Editor’s Note: Thank you to School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for featuring this article. You can follow her HERE Students (including adults) usually respond that social thinking is only used while within a social interaction, such as hanging out with friends,…...

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, Article, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents, but would be a great resource to share with the parents and guardians of your kiddos with autism. [Source: My Aspergers Child] A young person with Asperger’s (AS) or High-Functioning Autism (HFA) often feels…...

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, Job, Newsletter, Social Worker

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you a licensed School Social Worker who is looking for a wonderful opportunity to work either part-time (3 days per week) or full time for the current school year? A great…...

September 9, 2020

11 September 2020, News, Newsletter

Source: Medical X Press] Little ones may be fascinated by the cartoon character or person on TV asking them questions and pausing for a response. But science shows that children under the age of 30 months don’t tend to learn from such…...

Speechie Freebie: Zoo Animal Smash Mat

September 8, 2020

11 September 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Word Nerd Speech Teach via Speechie Freebies] Hello again! It’s Lindsey over at Word Nerd Speech Teach bringing you my newest FREE product called, “Zoo Animal Smash Mats”!! This product includes four zoo animal smash mats (each with 12 animals) for tons of…...

September 8, 2020

11 September 2020, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thank you to NEPA Special Needs Networking for sharing this post so we could share it with you! This activity originally appeared on Learning 4 Kids.net, a cool Australian learning site. [Source: Learning 4 Kids] Making learning your colours fun with this…...

3 Handwriting Games to Print and Play

September 8, 2020

11 September 2020, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Handwriting practice is essential for improvement but it can get boring and kids become disinterested. Try adding some fun to your handwriting practice with these 3 FREE handwriting games to just print and play. No prep required! Download…...

September 8, 2020

11 September 2020, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Infants and young children have brains with a superpower, of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. Whereas adults process most discrete neural tasks in specific areas in one or the other of their brain’s two hemispheres, youngsters use…...