Blog - PediaStaff

September 28, 2017

29 September 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Paper and Glue.com] These beautiful yarn wrapped fall shapes are a wonderful craft for older toddlers, preschoolers, or elementary kids to make as the weather starts to turn cooler. Visit Paper and Glue.com for More Info on this Great Fine Motor…...

School Psychologist – Tacoma, WA

September 28, 2017

29 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff needs a great School Psychologist (or two!) to work part-time or full-time hours with a district in the beautiful Tacoma area. The Psychologist would work with either elementary-aged students or high-school…...

September 28, 2017

29 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Brand new opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to work with a K-8 population north west of the city of Chicago in Itasca. Itasca is a bedroom community just west of the Chicago…...

September 27, 2017

29 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist for the bustling Greater Portland area to work in an early intervention setting between now and the end of the school year. What greater reward…...

September 27, 2017

29 September 2017, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers identified changes in the brain structure of adults born between 28 and 32 weeks gestation that corresponded with accelerated brain aging, meaning that their brains appeared older than those of their non-preterm counterparts. Lead study author Dr.…...

Hot, New Job: Pediatric SLP – Napa, CA

September 27, 2017

29 September 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is hiring a Speech-Language Pathologist in wine country–Northern California. This area is beautiful and rich in activity, families, friendships and fun. PediaStaff has local representation to help you flourish through your…...

Sticky Note Collage

September 26, 2017

29 September 2017, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Brick by Brick] Making a collage is a standard type of activity in preschool and kindergarten rooms. Assembling a lot of different materials to create a larger visual item is a time-honored art form. In fact it is so familiar that…...

September 26, 2017

29 September 2017, Literacy, SLP

[Source: Reading Rockets] by Timothy Shanahan Teacher question I have a question regarding my school’s reading program. My question today is about the reading portion of our literacy block and most specifically the partner reading and independent reading. I’m finding that my…...

September 26, 2017

29 September 2017, Newsletter, Rhyming, SLP

[Source: NPR.org] Some people have an aversion to poetry. They think it’s got rules. You know, like, it’s got to rhyme. Moon, June, croon a tune to a raccoon and an old spittoon. Blah, blah, blah. Chris Harris, who’s never written a…...

September 25, 2017

29 September 2017, Early Intervention, News, Newsletter, Preschool

[Source: Education Week] A new study now awaiting publication says the benefits of Head Start extend well beyond the children enrolled in the federal early-childhood program. The researchers say they have found a connection between students’ participation in Head Start and positive outcomes for…...