Blog - PediaStaff

10 Tips to Teach Children Self Help Skills

July 9, 2019

12 July 2019, ADL, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here are 10 tips to help teach children to be independent with self help skills and everyday routines: 1. Make sure you have time to give the child your undivided attention when you are first teaching a new…...

July 9, 2019

12 July 2019, News of the Week, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Special educators say that many of the teachers and paraprofessionals who work directly with students with disabilities are ill-prepared to do so. In a survey of nearly 1,500 special education teachers across the country, just 8 percent rated the…...

July 9, 2019

3 February 2017, ADLs, Autism, Newsletter, Social Story, Tip or Resource

Source: Dental Health IE Some people with autism find it helpful to prepare for their visit to the dentist. “Tom goes to the dentist” is an example of a Social Story that can be used and adapted to help children with autism…...

July 9, 2019

Emergency Newsletter, OT, SLP, TBA

[Source: Science Daily] A new study proposes that variation in the energy needs of brain development across kids — in terms of the timing, intensity and duration of energy use — could influence patterns of energy expenditure and weight gain. Weight gain…...

Positive Affirmations for Children

July 8, 2019

12 July 2019, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Positive affirmations for children (and mantras) are terrific tools that children can use to support themselves. They help them develop a healthy sense of self as well as a positive mental-social-emotional mindset. What are Positive Affirmations for Children? …...

July 5, 2019

5 July 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist for Early Intervention and Preschool, Birth to 5. You’ll conduct evaluations, assessment, and treatment of children in Putnam County and northern Westchester County. This opportunity is best suited to the self-starting, independent…...

July 5, 2019

5 July 2019, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you interested in a field where you can work with children with special needs and make a difference in their lives? PediaStaff is now hiring 3 Special Education Teachers for private special…...

SLP Corner: Social Dough

July 2, 2019

5 July 2019, Autism, Newsletter, SLP, Social Skills

by Cindy Meester, MS CCC-SLP “E” is a first grader in one of our Autism classrooms. She has a lot of great skills but of course social peer relationships can be difficult. I paired her with “J” from her mainstream classroom. It…...

July 2, 2019

5 July 2019, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

Editor’s Note: This went viral several years ago. It still never ceases to amaze! [Source: Huffington Post] Gabriel Muniz may have been born without feet, but that hasn’t stopped the 11-year-old soccer wunderkind from honing his skills as a formidable sportsman. In…...

July 2, 2019

5 July 2019, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Jenna Rayburn over at Speech Room News has some of the cutest ideas! Check out this recent blog post on how she turned a Tide Bottle into a box for phonological awareness skills! What an easy and adorable to make this summer…...