Blog - PediaStaff

Seasonal Activities of the Week: Winter Crafts Collection!

January 14, 2016

15 January 2-16, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Winter lesson planning just got easier! These winter crafts and activities for three-year-olds are all great additions to your preschool lesson plans, your day at home with your own kids, or your home daycare. Oh and while…...

January 13, 2016

Behavior, New, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] A gene involved in the regulation of emotions and behavior could influence the long-term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior. This is the finding of a longitudinal study carried out by a team of researchers at…...

January 13, 2016

15 January 2016, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] As school based therapists a big part of the job is collaborating with students, parents, classroom teachers, physical educators, art teachers, music teachers, computer lab, administration, teaching assistants, other therapists and probably a few more! At times this…...

January 13, 2016

15 January 2016, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Medical News Today] Scientists at CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université and AP-HM have identified a cerebral marker specific to autism that can be detected by MRI and is present as from the age of two years. The abnormality thus detected consists in a less…...

January 12, 2016

15 January 2016, Article, Newsletter, Sensory Processing

[Source: Friendship Circle] Our senses are how we experience the world around us. These experiences are crucial to kids understanding the stimuli in their surroundings. The term “sensory” means that one or more of the five senses is engaged in an experience…...

Very Simple Snowflake Craftivity

January 12, 2016

15 January 2016, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Inspired Treehouse] I love seeing the excitement on my kids’ faces when they see the first snow of the season. And, after a super mild November and December here in Ohio, we’re finally starting to see some freezing temps and snowflakes…...

January 12, 2016

News, Newsletter 15 January 2016

[Source: Disability Scoop] Last spring, Julia Kim’s students with disabilities at Fairmount Elementary in San Francisco were ready to take a new standardized test. They were excited that it had been built especially for them. In past years, students with visual perception…...

January 12, 2016

15 January 2016, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] More episodes are on the way for a new television show focusing on the lives of young adults with Down syndrome. A&E Network said it has renewed “Born This Way” for a second season. The show, which debuted in…...

January 11, 2016

15 January 2016, Job, SLP

Congratulations to Melissa S., on her new SLP position with PediaStaff’s client in Pensacola, FL She will be treating young people from Birth to 3 years of age in homes, a charter school and a clinic. Congrats, Melissa!!...

January 11, 2016

[Source: National Public Radio] Just because a toy’s packaging says it’s educational doesn’t make it so. That’s the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way of learning. Research…...