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“What is Hiding in the Grass?” Cutting Activity

April 3, 2017

7 April 2017, Newsletter, Spring, Tip or Resource

[Source: School Time Snippets] My 3 year old loves any chance she gets to use scissors, so to prevent any cutting mishaps {know what I mean?}, I like to present fun, hands-on activities like this spring themed cutting activity. Scissor skills are…...

April 3, 2017

7 April 2017, Newsletter, Special Ed, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] The “skinny” budget blueprint released by the Trump administration Thursday would maintain current spending levels for special education—about $13 billion, most of which is money sent directly to states. The budget blueprint is just the beginning of a long process.…...

OT Corner: Make Way for Indoor Play

March 30, 2017

31 March 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Playapy] Generally parents understand the importance of both outdoor and indoor play. Outdoor play has been shown to increase attention span while indoor play encourages more creative flow. However, when I speak with parents regarding their attempts to achieve regular playtime…...

March 29, 2017

31 March 2017, Career, NBCOT, Newsletter, OT

[Source: OT in Motion] This post is the first of a multi-part series on preparing for the NBCOT exam. In this post, I will be discussing seven essential tips for preparing for the exam. Please comment below if you have additional tips…...

SLP Corner: I am Not Superpowered!

March 29, 2017

31 March 2017, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Annie Doyle, MS CCC-SLP] I can’t explain it. I have had a very, very busy year with no less than six evaluations pending at a time and I have been coping quite well. Two weeks ago…BAM! Leading up to my proverbial…...

March 29, 2017

Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: The Journal Nature] by Charlotte Grosse Wiesmann, Jan Schreiber, Tania Singer, Nikolaus Steinbeis, and Angela D. Friederici Humans have the ability to represent what other people think and believe. This implies that we are able to understand that beliefs may differ…...

March 29, 2017

Editor’s Note: Thank you to School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for featuring this article. You can follow her HERE Students (including adults) usually respond that social thinking is only used while within a social interaction, such as hanging out with friends,…...

March 29, 2017

31 March 2017, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: USA Today] A common ingredient in DIY slime is to blame for a Massachusetts girl’s second- and third-degree burns, according to reports. Eleven-year-old Kathleen Quinn who made DIY slime “a million times” with no problems, suddenly started crying in extreme pain…...

March 29, 2017

31 March 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Advocates for children with disabilities are cheering a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court as a clear win that establishes more-ambitious academic standards for special education students. Representatives for some educational groups and districts, on the other hand,…...

March 28, 2017

ABA, Applied Behavior Analyst, BCBA, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or for Fredericksburg, or here for Woodbridge Wonderful full and part-time opportunities available for Pediatric Board Certified Behavioral Analysts (BCBA) or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts (BCaBA) in Woodbridge and Fredericksburg, VA. We are looking for exceptional clinicians…...