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‘Lentils Will Help You Run Faster:’ Communicating Food Benefits Gets Kids to Eat Healthier

May 16, 2019

17 May 2019, Feeding, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] That’s according to a study published today in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior by Washington State University and Florida State University scientists. The researchers found affirming statements like ‘eat your lentils if you want to grow bigger and run…...

May 16, 2019

16 May 2019, COTA, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a great COTA position with a lot of autonomy? PediaStaff needs a great Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to work full-time hours with a district in the Eatonville area! You…...

May 16, 2019

17 May 2019, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Maureen at The Speech Bubble Blog, posted a really sweet poem – in the spirit of Better Hearing and Speech Month – about what being an SLP means to her. We loved it, and asked her to make a poster of it, and she…...

May 15, 2019

17 May 2019, Early Intervention, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Early Intervention Speech Therapy Services are in high demand throughout the greater Chicago region of Illinois. We have several cases available in Will County, Bolingbrook and the Aurora, IL areas. Are you looking…...

ABC Calls It Quits On ‘Speechless’

May 15, 2019

17 May 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] A network comedy centering on the experiences of a teen with a developmental disability and his family is no more. ABC said that it will not renew “Speechless.” The series, which debuted in 2016, wrapped up its third season…...

May 14, 2019

17 May 2019, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking to slow your pace and live in a small coastal town? We have a wonderful opportunity for a School Psychologist to work a full-time position on the Chesapeake Bay on…...

May 14, 2019

17 May 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Brick by Brick] As I said before, we love to paint. We do it almost every week. Lately we’ve been painting with things other than brushes; we’ve been using kitchen items to paint. Last week we painted with a salad spinner.…...

May 13, 2019

17 May 2019, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Can we go one month without finding something wonderful to share through No Time for Flashcards? Maybe not.. Alison has recently posted 25 Gross Motor Rainy Day Activities that you have to check out. Several of them are from another one…...

May 13, 2019

17 May 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Following Directions, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Make and Takes.com] by Amy Anderson Every spring, I love seeing tulips pop up in my yard. It seems like I always forget about them – such a colorful surprise! We made a little ode-to-tulips art project with some super-simple origami…...

May 13, 2019

17 May 2019, Newsletter, SLP, Word Finding

by Andrea Anderson, MS CCC-SLP We’ve all had moments where the word we were thinking of was “on the tip of our tongue”. Students with seizure disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other neurological impairments often have difficulty with word finding. Here…...