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Sensory Activity of the Week: Sweet Potato Play Dough

September 18, 2014

19 September 2014, Newsletter, Sensory Activity, Tip or Resource

[Source: Therapy Fun Zone] This Summer, I was running a group with kids that avoid food, so we played with all kinds of foods to get some pleasant associations with the smells and tastes. I wanted to make every day food into…...

September 18, 2014

19 September 2014, Dyslexia, Literacy, News of the Week, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] UC San Francisco researchers have used brain scans to predict how young children learn to read, giving clinicians a possible tool to spot children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties before they experience reading challenges. In the United States, children…...

September 17, 2014

19 September 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Recent research assessed the postural control of 90 very preterm (VPT) children (<30 weeks gestation) and 36 full term children (>37 weeks gestation) at four years old. Using a Wii Balance Board, various tasks were assessed including static…...

September 17, 2014

19 September 2014, Newsletter, School Nurse, Tip or Resource

Here is a great idea for School Nurses with a Limited Budget! Make disposable ice packs with ziplock freezer bags and Dawn dish soap. The Dawn doesn’t freeze completely and makes a gel like the soft type you can buy. Please note:…...

September 16, 2014

19 September 2014, Articles, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: Teaching Children with Special Needs] by Neva Fenno, M.S.Ed. MLIS Last time we talked about summative assessment, the cumulative, usually annual, measures of student achievement. The annual part of the bargain seems to be changing, there may now be semi-annual online…...

September 15, 2014

19 September 2014, Career, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Our client provides autism-specific outpatient therapy for children and adults in North Texas. They provide a warm and accepting therapeutic environment which will lead their patients toward effective language, communication, social skills and sensory integration. They seek a part time Speech-Language…...

September 15, 2014

19 September 2014, Article, News, Newsletter, School Psych

Thank you to the National Association of School Psychologists for recommending this article: [Source: WAMU.org] Since the beginning of the year, nearly 40,000 Central American minors detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border have been reunited with their parents or relatives in…...

September 15, 2014

19 September 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] The season of a baby’s birth influences its motor development during its first year of life, a new study by University of Haifa researcher’s shows. Babies born in the winter (between December and May) start crawling earlier compared to…...

September 11, 2014

12 September 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] According to researchers at the University of Montreal, the regions of the brain below the cortex play an important role as we train our bodies’ movements and, critically, they interact more effectively after a night of sleep. While researchers…...

Interview Topic of the Week: HIPAA

September 11, 2014

12 September 2014, Career Tip, Interview Tip, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

Does HIPAA apply at your facility? If so, what are your HIPAA guidelines? How do you comply with HIPAA on a daily basis? The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 established privacy rules patients in health care settings and does…...