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Study Identifies Part of Brain Key to Controlling Attention

January 7, 2015

9 January 2015, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A team from McGill University in Canada have reported that a network of neurons located in the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) work together to filter visual information to enable focus while ignoring distractions. Their work, published in Neuron, could have…...

January 6, 2015

9 January 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

by Margaret Rice, Your Therapy Source Here are some suggestions for school based therapy resolutions: 1. Realistic Home/Classroom Programs – I will make every effort to provide parents and teachers with activities that are easy to carry out in the home or…...

January 6, 2015

Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter 9 January 2015, OT, SLP

[Source: Hands on as We Grow] We’ve finally had a good snow here in Iowa and I feel like I can finally get into winter crafts and activities. It was hard to get in the Christmas spirit over the holidays without there being…...

Book Review: Difference or Disorder

January 6, 2015

9 January 2015, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

by Gina Glover, CCC- SLP As a monolingual Speech-Language Pathologist, I often have to research languages that I need to assess or treat with an interpreter when there is no trained bilingual SLP available. This book has the phonemic systems, language patterns…...

January 6, 2015

9 January 2015, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] Kids with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education complete with academics, therapies and other supports even if they’re locked up, federal officials say. In new guidance, the Obama administration is reminding states and local agencies…...

Q-Tip Painted Snowflakes

January 5, 2015

9 January 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] This is a simple winter craft that I have planned for my class of two and three year olds. I often test out my lesson plans on my 4 year old and today when she asked what…...

January 5, 2015

9 January 2015, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: Medical News Today] Investigators have found that young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have slower brain growth compared to children without diabetes. A new study, published in Diabetes, now available ahead of print, suggests that continued exposure to hyperglycemia, or high blood sugars,…...

January 5, 2015

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Archived Newsletters by Date – 2015

January 5, 2015

Looking for the previous year’s issues? Try here. December 24, 2015 December 18, 2015 December 11, 2015 December 4, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 13, 2015 November 6, 2015 October 30, 2015 October 23, 2015 October 17, 2015 October 10, 2015 October 2,…...

December 24, 2014

24 December 2014, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] Kids need to make associations and connections or they won’t learn new vocabulary. Opposites, synonyms, categories, features, functions—-they all need taught. To help you with this monumental task, here is a small December present to all of you…...