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Project Lifesaver – A Great Program for Children with Autism or Down Syndrome Who Wander

August 25, 2011

26 August 2011, Autism, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Forbes.com] Founded by Public Safety Officers, Project Lifesaver International (PLI), is an organization whose sole mission is to provide a timely response to save the lives of adults and children with Autism, Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome, Dementia, and other conditions, who wander.…...

August 24, 2011

26 August 2011, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

We were surfing the net last week and we came upon a pretty nice website full of activities for pediatric OTs. Therapy Street for Kids is the website of Mindy Buckner, an OTR in Virginia. She runs a small Amazon Associate Store…...

August 24, 2011

26 August 2011, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Gotta love Pinterest! We found this great idea on the First Grader At Last blog through Phoebe31 Buy a copy of Candyland (under $5 at Target), type up a set of Dolch Sight Words, cut them apart, and tape the words to…...

August 24, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP

– by Dianne Joustra, M.S. Ed, Photo by: Zan Smith In 2001, congressional leaders realized a need to develop literacy skills among our nation’s children and as a result, passed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). While NCLB has its toxic…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, Language, News, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at Literacy Speaks for the heads-up on this research story! Preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition,…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical Xpress] Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have found that children as young as two years old have an understanding of complex grammar even before they have learned to speak in full sentences. Researchers at the University’s Child Language Study…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A teenager who started the nation’s first school-based cheerleading squad including students both with and without disabilities is getting $100,000 to expand the concept. Sarah Cronk, 18, got the idea to include students with disabilities on a cheerleading squad…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A fuzzy yellow robot initially used for autism therapy is going mainstream this fall, with Toys “R” Us marketing a consumer version that very well could be the next must-have Christmas item. The robot known as My Keepon is…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Orientation & Mobility

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Regular physical activity benefits both physical and psychological health, and reduces risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and stress-related illnesses (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, 1996). Although many…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: As you know, PediaStaff typically features only articles on pediatric topics. Alejendro’s story is such a moving and deeply personal one, however, that we have made an exception to share this article with you this month. Alzheimer’s Dementia. A Cuban-American…...