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Free App Alert: S.E.E (Social Emotional Exchange) From $29.99 to FREE!

March 27, 2014

28 March 2014, App, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, Social Skills

[Source: Smart Apps for Special Needs] An app that helps children recognize emotions by looking at facial expressions has gone FREE in the lead up to Autism Awareness Day. This app is usually $29.99 We are not sure how long this…...

SLP Corner: Are You a Pseudo-Scientist?

March 27, 2014

by Mary Huston, CCC-SLP Unfortunately, I think the term fits many in our profession. I didn’t just tick you off did I? This morning I listened to a CEU seminar on speechpathology.com (SPC). It was titled Evaluating Science and Pseudoscience in Speech-Language Pathology…...

March 26, 2014

28 March 2014, Job, Newsletter

Congratulations to Erika K., SLP on her contract to cover a personal leave for the remainder of the school year for one of PediaStaff’s clients in great Milwaukee, WI. ...

March 26, 2014

28 March 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News Blog and the Daily Mail] An Israeli mom of a child with cerebral palsy has invented a walking harness that changes the way special-needs kids navigate the world. Debby Elnatan designed a support harness to allow her wheelchair-bound young…...

March 25, 2014

28 March 2014, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

OT Month is just about here! Get ready with this colorful door/wall sign from My Therapy Source! Our friends on Instagram like enough that it is our “IG Post of the Week!” Download Your OT Month Poster HERE...

March 25, 2014

28 March 2014, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Here is a fun, springy way to work on speech sounds! Please visit I Can Teach My Child and look at the entire blog post. It was written for parents rather than speech-language clinicians, it…...

March 24, 2014

28 March 2014, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Scientists at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) report that high school students with autism learn under Common Core State Standards (CCSS), boosting their prospects for college and employment. Newly published recommendations from FPG’s team also provide…...

March 24, 2014

28 March 2014, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: All Children’s Academy] Often when we think of a child’s communication skills we think of how well we understand the child’s speech (intelligibility or articulation) and their language skills (receptive and expressive). There are many components of language other than simply…...

On the Lighter Side – A Little OT Humor

March 21, 2014

21 March 2014, Newsletter, On the Lighter Side, OT

[Source: PediaStaff] This one came to me when I was taking out the recycling this morning. Who Is PediaStaff? Visit our Main Website!...

March 20, 2014

21 March 2014, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Speech Bubble] Sometimes we need something different to spice our speech sessions. So, when I saw this on Pinterest I had to try it in my speech room! All you need is a white crayon, white paper, watercolors, and brushes.…...