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Special Ed Corner: Handling the Color Coding Dilemma

March 13, 2017

17 March 2017, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: The Creating and Teaching Blog] Color coding in the classroom isn’t a new concept in the realm of special education. Or at least I don’t feel that it is. I think there are some common no brainers on how one might…...

March 9, 2017

10 March 2017, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or A great pediatric clinic with several locations in the Houston area seeks a pediatric Physical Therapist to join their team on a full time basis in their office on the north side of Houston. Previous pediatric…...

March 9, 2017

10 March 2017, Fine Motor Skills, Literacy, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] This activity is all about doing your own thing, making your chameleon whatever color or combination of colors you want. The benefits of this craft are numerous; the peel and stick foam requires children to peel…...

March 9, 2017

10 March 2017, Behavior, Newsletter, OT, Self Regulation, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Are you looking to encourage students to improve self regulation skills and maintain classroom expectations? This free self assessment checklist will help students gain independence in school. This checklist helps children: to understand what behaviors are expected of them. how…...

March 9, 2017

10 March 2017, Newsletter, School Nurse, School Psychologist

Editor’s Note: This is an excellent program. Please call your Members of Congress to let them know you support this innovative health delivery model. [Source: School Based Health Alliance] On Monday, February 13, Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI), Gary Peters (MI), Sherrod Brown…...

March 9, 2017

10 March 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Calling all adventure-seeking Speech-Language Pathologists! PediaStaff is currently accepting applications for SLP-CFYs and SLP-CCCs to join our team in the Last Frontier: Alaska! Both contract and direct hire opportunities are available throughout Alaska including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Palmer, Homer, and Soldotna! Rates are…...

50 Flower Crafts for Kids

March 8, 2017

10 March 2017, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose] Spring is finally here, and with that we have flowers on our mind. We can’t wait to plant and craft this Spring! Are you excited, too? Here are 50 fun and creative flower crafts to help get…...

March 8, 2017

10 March 2017, ADHD, Behavior, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical News Today] The largest imaging study of its kind finds that people diagnosed with ADHD have altered brains. It identifies size differences in several brain regions and the brain overall, with the greatest differences seen in children rather than adults.…...

SLP Corner: Imagination Speech Therapy

March 8, 2017

Newsletter 10 March 2017, SLP

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] It’s March already! Wow! I have been on winter break this past week enjoying balmy temperatures when suddenly the temperature dropped to 5 degree! It’s hard to imagine it will ever be warm, but imagine I will. As…...

March 7, 2017

10 March 2017, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] States in 1938, the causes of autism have remained elusive. Hundreds of genes, as well as environmental exposures, have been implicated in these brain disorders. Sex also seems to have something to do with it: About 80 percent of…...