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SLP Corner: Utilizing Read Alouds to Develop Literacy and Language Skills

January 28, 2019

1 February 2019, Article, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP

– by Dianne Joustra, M.S. Ed, Photo by: Zan Smith In 2001, congressional leaders realized a need to develop literacy skills among our nation’s children and as a result, passed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). While NCLB had its toxic…...

January 25, 2019

25 January 2019, Job, Newsletter, Special Education, Sped

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 If you are a Special Education teacher looking for an exceptional working environment with high school aged students, we need you in Bellevue! We have a great full-time opportunity through the end…...

January 24, 2019

25 January 2019, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

The Literacy Center Education Network is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization with a mission to deliver free, professionally-designed, education material to preschool-age children. Utilizing the power of the Internet, they distribute education material directly to children in their homes, libraries, and…...

Hot, New Job BCBA – Washington, DC

January 24, 2019

25 January 2019, BCBA, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Want your next BCBA position to be one where you feel like part of a cohesive team? This Baltimore-based ABA therapy company is seeking a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to provide therapeutic ABA services to…...

January 24, 2019

25 January 2019, Jobs, SLP

Let us tempt you with a new job opportunity! PediaStaff has a large number of Speech-Language Pathologist opportunities in the greater Chicago area and other parts of Illinois in both school and early intervention settings. Positions are available in Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomington,…...

January 24, 2019

Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] A detailed study of four mouse models of autism challenges the most common assumption about what goes wrong in brain circuits to cause disease symptoms. The major hypothesis today—one supported by many animal studies—has been that neurons in the autistic brain receive too…...

January 23, 2019

25 January 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Early adult general cognitive ability (GCA)—the diverse set of skills involved in thinking, such as reasoning, memory and perception—is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than other factors, such as higher education, occupational complexity…...

January 23, 2019

25 January 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Philadelphia Inquirer] Bright, even charming, she nonetheless never felt comfortable in groups or making small talk. A hard worker, she had a tough time finding or keeping a steady job. Could it have been her unvarying wardrobe, her lack of eye contact,…...

New Group to Focus on Severe Autism

January 23, 2019

25 January 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Amid a bevy of existing autism organizations, a new national nonprofit is hoping to stand out by giving voice to the particular needs of people on the severe end of the spectrum. The National Council on Severe Autism launched…...

January 23, 2019

1 February 2019, Newsletter, Sensory Processing, SPD

[Source: Sugar Aunts] There are so many ways to make sensory bottles. Today I wanted to share a super simple sensory bottle idea that is perfect for those calm-down moments we all crave. You know the times we all have when a…...