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October 12, 2015

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers have designed a way to improve the safety and efficiency of a complex surgical procedure for children with cerebral palsy by using wearable technology like Google Glass. The design, by Nottingham Trent University in collaboration with Nottingham…...

October 12, 2015

16 October 2015, Dyspraxia, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Urgent call from national charity for greater awareness of dyspraxia among females as new survey shows they may be “slipping through the net” New findings released today [Monday 12 October 2015] have revealed a significant gap in the…...

October 12, 2015

16 October 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a cute hole punch activity freebie – Shape People Punches. Punch a hole in the matching shapes to the shape person. You can download it here http://yourtherapysource.com/freeshapepunch.html...

October 12, 2015

16 October 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Temper tantrums and misbehavior, restlessness and inattention are the trappings of the typical toddler. But they may also be signs of developmental delays or disorders. Are infant sleep irregularities red flags for later developmental difficulties? A study recently published…...

October 12, 2015

16 October 2015, Early Childhood Education, News, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] Teaching assistant Jillian Link looked over just in time to see the little girl, with her dark hair braids bouncing against her tan glasses, crawling away from the other children. “Hey, you can’t crawl away,” Link playfully scolded. “If…...

October 9, 2015

10 October 2015, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Autism Classroom Resources] Have you ever thought about the importance of being quiet in your classroom? We all know the importance of modeling language for learners with language disorders and this often makes us think that we need to be talking…...

October 9, 2015

10 October 2015, Article, Newsletter, Phonological Disorders, SLP

[Source: Developmental Phonological Disorders] I have been looking for an opportunity to try out this neat spread sheet for creating scatterplots as an alternative to the standard bar graph as a way of presenting the results of a treatment trial. This week…...

October 9, 2015

10 October 2015, News, Newsletter, Progeria

[Source: Medical X-Press] Progeria, a premature aging disease, is the research focus of Roland Foisner’s team at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna. Children suffering from progeria die at an average age…...

October 8, 2015

10 October 2015, Autumn, Fall, Inferencing, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Primary Inspiration via Pinterest] Here’s a seasonal freebie for you that will have your K-2 students determining key details in 24 riddles, applying their prior knowledge, and inferring the answers. These riddles are a form of informational text, featuring autumn social studies and…...

October 7, 2015

10 October 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Edutopia] We just celebrated open house night at our high school and, as usual, the principal announced that this night was not a night to chat with parents about how their students were doing in our classes. We were supposed to…...