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Hot Job: Outpatient Pediatric SLP – Novato, CA

April 26, 2017

28 April 2017, Career, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are seeking an independent Speech-Language Pathologist to join a group of seasoned practitioners in this private practice in Novato. * Part time needed: 1.5 – 2 days a week on your schedule * Join an…...

April 26, 2017

28 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Supervising Speech Language-Pathologist needed in the Dallas area (Lancaster, Oak Cliff, Cedar Hill) part time and possibly building to full time. * Hours and days are flexible (busiest times are between 8-1PM and 3-6PM) but typically the…...

April 26, 2017

28 April 2017, Newsletter, NICU, OT

[Source: NPR.org] Scientists have created an “artificial womb” in the hopes of someday using the device to save babies born extremely prematurely. So far the device has only been tested on fetal lambs. A study published Tuesday involving eight animals found the…...

April 25, 2017

28 April 2017, AUD, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] An international collaboration of neuroscientists has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what is coming next in speech. In the study, publishing on April 25 in the open access journal PLOS Biology scientists from Newcastle…...

April 25, 2017

28 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Edutopia] Students need opportunities to research, process, connect with, and use content-area and domain-specific vocabulary beyond simply making a list of words and writing their definitions. Through listening to and connecting with one another via these exercises, your students can take…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, Gross Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] Children from schools with greater risk and challenge in the playground environment report being happier at school and playing with more children, according to a study published online April 24 in Pediatrics. Victoria L. Farmer, Ph.D., from the University…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] When Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman was assigned executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, he and his wife, Michelle, were relieved. His career path was taking them back to Virginia Beach — where they’d lived before…...

April 24, 2017

28 April 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands on As We Grow] This super creative painting activity will give your toddler or preschooler an opportunity for abstract painting on uncooked lasagna noodles. Kids LOVE painting on objects that normally have a different function. You only need to gather four…...

April 20, 2017

21 April 2017, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] I often experienced uncertainty and occasionally confusion during my first year practicing speech-language pathology. I worked in an urban area with a wide array of children, encompassing many different races, languages and cultures. I wondered about many unfamiliar…...

April 20, 2017

21 April 2017, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] There has been intense debate concerning how children should be taught to read. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit tested whether learning to read by sounding out words is more…...