Blog - PediaStaff

Gross Motor Activity of the Week: Get Moving with Math

May 4, 2015

Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Purpose: Practice sensory motor skills while reinforcing math concepts. These are some fun in class energy release activities. Materials: math flash cards, dice Activity #1 – Flash Card Fun for a Group: Have the group sit or stand in…...

May 4, 2015

8 May 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Tip or Resource

Here is a great idea that is perfect for Mother’s Day, Christmas, Birthdays and more! [Source: I Can Teach My Child] We’re participating in LEGO week with several of our blogging friends! This weekend our boys were invited to our neighbor’s birthday…...

April 30, 2015

1 May 2015, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical Express] Dyslexia is not only a problem related to reading; dyslexic children also display impaired prosodic processing—in other words, they struggle to detect stressed syllables. A team of Spanish researchers has shown this feature to be lacking in dyslexia for…...

April 30, 2015

1 May 2015, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: ASHA] Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and role of ASHA members in providing life-altering treatment. For 2015, our theme is “Early Intervention Counts.” We have many resources to help you…...

April 30, 2015

1 May 2015, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Notes from the School Psychologist] by Dr. Rebecca Bell Branstetter I think of my life in two phases: now and B.C. (before children). Before having my own children, I rolled my eyes at the so-called “Helicopter parents” who rescued their children…...

April 29, 2015

1 May 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: ABC Therapeutics] If you ask 100 occupational therapists what they do you will get 100 different answers, because the nature of the profession is to help people do the things that are important to them. Every patient has their own priorities,…...

April 29, 2015

1 May 2015, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study has suggested that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely than other children to also have loss of control eating syndrome – a condition similar to binge eating disorder. The finding suggests the two…...

April 28, 2015

1 May 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter, OT

Congratulations to Julie S., new graduate OTR/L on her placement with PediaStaff’s outpatient pediatric client in Fredericksburg, Virginia!! Julie will be working for a therapist-owned, multidisciplinary clinic that has a brand new facility with two OT gyms, fine motor rooms and an OT…...

April 28, 2015

1 May 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: School Time Snippets] We brought out the pool noodles we used last summer to work on fine motor skills by building sculptures and gave them new life in our latest fine motor activity involving pom poms and tweezers. Grab a pool…...

April 27, 2015

1 May 2015, Newsletter, OT, Social Skills, Special Ed

[Source: Science Daily] For parents of children with disabilities, the concern is even greater as four-out-of-10 of their children will enter kindergarten without the social skills necessary to develop close friendships. The response from schools has been to create inclusive classrooms, where…...