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Roots of Language in Human and Bird Biology: Genes Activated for Human Speech Similar to Ones Used by Singing Songbirds

February 18, 2013

22 February 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The genes activated for human speech are similar to the ones used by singing songbirds, new experiments suggest. These results, which are not yet published, show that gene products produced for speech in the cortical and basal ganglia regions…...

February 15, 2013

15 February 2013, Bilingualism, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily.com] Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and Université Paris Descartes. Published February 14 in the…...

Worth Repeating: The ABC's of Speech

February 14, 2013

15 February 2013, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

Here is a great blog post I found on a new blog, The Speech Newsletter. Perhaps we can interest these ladies in being guest bloggers for us! by Robyn Romano & Brook Todd We have compiled and highlighted a list of suggestions…...

February 14, 2013

15 January2013, Article, Newsletter, Video

Editor’s Note: Special Thanks to Abby Brayton, MS. OTR/L of the Notes from a Pediatric OT blog for sharing this terrific video that all teachers and therapist clinician should watch!! Excellent! From Abby: Today I’m sharing Amy Cuddy’s talk, “Your body language shapes…...

February 13, 2013

15 February 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: USA Today] Women who took folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy were about 40% less likely to have a baby later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study. Women who took folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy were…...

February 12, 2013

15 February 2013, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Thank You to Barbara Smith of the Recycling OT for posting this great idea from the Play Counts blog, on her Facebook page. Use “sticky bubbles” for this activity! Great for visual planning, visual tracking, proprioception, cooperation, self control, muscle control and…...

February 12, 2013

15 February 2013, Book Review, Newsletter, Paralysis

[Source: The Daily Dose – The Blog of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation] by Rob Gerth I read a wonderful new book last week to my 8-year-old son that we both loved — Mystic. It’s about a teen girl who is…...

February 11, 2013

15 February 2013, App Review, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this excellent app review! If you follow this blog at all you know I am always on the look out for apps that get kids and adults moving. I have been use this free Tabata Timer…...

February 11, 2013

15 February 2013, Literacy, News, Newsletter, Parental Involvement

Thank you to Reading Rockets for recommending this story! [Source: Washington Post] Is parent involvement in school really useful? It’s one of those things in education that everybody takes for granted: parent involvement is good and necessary. But is it, and if…...

February 11, 2013

15 February 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily ] Western babies are potty trained later these days and need diapers until an average of three years of age. But even infants can be potty trained. A study by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed…...