Blog - PediaStaff

April 30, 2014

2 May 2014, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Laurie-Ann S., SLP, in northern South Carolina on her contract rehire through PediaStaff for next school year at a school for children who are deaf and/or blind! What a great assignment! Gotta like being asked to come back, right??...

April 30, 2014

2 May 2014, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Children with autism are four times more likely than other kids to experience gastrointestinal troubles, researchers say in a new study providing the largest look ever at the issue. Digestive problems like constipation and diarrhea are three times more…...

April 30, 2014

2 May 2014, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thank you to @sharon_speech, our SLP friend on Instagram for introducing us to Oobi Finger Puppets! Adorable, and so useful for speech and language therapy, talking about feelings in school psychology, and as fine motor motivation too! There is also much…...

April 29, 2014

2 May 2014, Article, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

by Anne Zachry, OTR/L I keep a spill-proof bottle in my therapy bag at all times. Here are just a few of the benefits of using bubbles during therapy. -Watching and popping bubbles requires sustained attention -Following the bubbles with the…...

April 29, 2014

2 May 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Dust off those Bic ballpoints and college-ruled notebooks – research shows that taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for remembering conceptual information over the long term. The findings are published in Psychological Science,…...

April 29, 2014

2 May 2014, Autism, Motor Skills, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] An Oregon State University researcher has found a relationship between motor skill deficiencies and the severity of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in very young children. The findings, believed to the be the first to show a direct relationship…...

April 28, 2014

2 May 2014, App, Newsletter, SLP

Thank you, Smart Apps for Special Needs (http://www.smartappsforspecialneeds.com) for telling us about these four great language apps by Winning Words. Singular and Plural, Double Letter Match Antonym Match and Synonym Match. No ads, no in-app purchases, no external links. Download…...

April 28, 2014

2 May 2014, AAC, Newsletter, SLP

By Laura Kessel, M.S., CCC-SLP, AAC Specialist I’m Laura, an SLP and AAC Specialist working with both adults and children. I’m generally curious about everything and in the process of collecting far more picture symbols, apps, and toys than any one person…...

April 28, 2014

2 May 2014, News, Newsletter, Orthopedics, PT

[Source: NBC News] More kids are tearing up their knees playing sports, pediatricians said Monday, and they have some advice for parents: consider extra training for your young athletes. There’s been a rise in diagnoses of a specific injury to the anterior…...

April 24, 2014

Literacy, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard-type animal vocabulary books, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. “Marketers tell parents and educators…...