Monthly Archive
March 28, 2023
[Source:  Education Week] Advocates say universal screening for dyslexia in the early grades could shorten or prevent extended interventions for students later on in school. And they can muster research findings to bolster their claim. Consider these data, from the International Dyslexia…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Copying skills are important for both school and daily life because they let you write down something quickly and without mistakes. However, no one has studied these skills in children who learn easily and children who learn differently.…...
March 28, 2023
[Source:  Science Daily] A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2009 to 2017 determined that approximately 1 in 44 children ages 3-17 are diagnosed with some form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research also has established…...
[Source: Council for Exceptional Children] When President Biden released his budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 earlier this month, a stated priority and focus was on the health and well-being of students. The budget summary…...
[Source: Science Daily] Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response. Epigenetics are molecular processes independent of DNA that influence gene behavior. In…...
March 27, 2023
[Source:  Science Daily] A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution of larger brains in some species was enabled through increased energy investment by parents in their offspring. Carel van Schaik of the Max…...
March 23, 2023
[Source:  Science Daily] The authors of the new Current Biology paper say that if preterm infants have not yet developed the mechanism that enables people to get used to moderate pain, medical procedures in their first few weeks of life could potentially impact their…...
March 23, 2023
[Source: Medical X-Press] For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.  Among all U.S. 8-year-olds, 1 in 36 had…...
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March 23, 2023
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!!  Seeking a Full-Time school-based Speech-Language Pathologist opportunity for a contract in North Chicago that could continue into SY23-24! Do you enjoy working with a K-8th-grade population? * Contract position, full-time Speech…...