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September 30,, 2016
Issue 39, Volume 9
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter offering!
News Items:
- Math Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Crucial Learning System in the Brain
- Lift-the-Flap Books May Hinder Kids From Learning New Words
- Meet AISOY1 the Robot, Autism Therapy Assistant
- Language Barriers Impede Treatment for Special Needs Children
- Research Explains Sensory Integration Difficulties in Autism
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot Job: School-Based COTA - Coastal Oregon
- Hot Job: Pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant - Vancouver, WA (Near Portland, OR)
- Hot Job: Temp School Speech-Language Pathologist/SLP Job - Portland, OR
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Fall Theme Activities for Speech
- Fine Motor Activity of the Week: 5 Ways to Make a Collage
- Speechie Freebie: Cut and Glue Articulation Sampler for Fall
Articles and Special Features
- OT Corner: How to Use a Timer to Help with Letter Formation
- SLP Corner: The Language of STEM
- PT Corner: Teaching Children to Throw
- School Psych Corner: Diversification of School Psychology
- Special Ed Corner: Thousands Of Kids Kept Out Of Special Education
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Math Difficulties May Reflect Problems in the Brain
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[Source: Science Daily]
Children differ substantially in their mathematical abilities. In fact, some children cannot routinely add or subtract, even after extensive schooling. Yet the causes of these problems are not fully understood. Now, two researchers, at Georgetown University Medical Center and Stanford University, have developed a theory of how developmental "math disability" occurs.
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Lift-the-Flap Books May Hinder Kids From Learning New Words
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[Source: Medical News Today]
Features in non-fiction children's books such as lift-the-flap may hinder toddlers from learning new words.
This is a finding by Dr Jeanne Shinskey, Royal Holloway, University of London were presented at the British Psychological Society's Developmental Psychology Section annual conference.
Dr Shinskey said: "Many educational picture books for toddlers often feature manipulatives like flaps or texture to encourage interaction, but do these actually help toddlers to learn new words? We wanted to test how a commercially-available book with or without flaps affected 2-year-olds' learning of a new word for an unfamiliar object."
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Meet AISOY1 the Robot, Autism Therapy Assistant
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[Source: Science Daily]
Researchers at the Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) and AISOY Robotics are collaborating to expand the potential of their robot assistant for the treatment of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, the goal is to explore the ways in which the AISOY robot can enhance therapy sessions at the UMH University Clinic.
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Language Barriers Impede Treatment for Special Needs Children
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[Source: Science Daily]
Language barriers can have dangerous consequences for children with special health care needs, according to a paper by authors including pediatric specialists at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The paper was published in the Perspectives section of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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Research Explains Sensory Integration Difficulties in Autism
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[Source: Psych Central]
New research confirms that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have significant sensory deficits that influence social interactions.
Investigators determined the brains of individuals with ASD appear to lack feedback loops that help to process tactile information. This faulty processing results in social challenges.
Belgium researchers explain that many individuals with ASD are over- or undersensitive to sensory information. Some feel overwhelmed by busy environments such as supermarkets, others are less sensitive to pain, or dislike being touched.
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We are searching for a school based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for a contract assignment in coastal Oregon. The position starts as soon as possible and ends in early June, 2017.
* The occupational therapy assistant will work with students identified with having disabilities that interfere with their ability to perform daily life activities and participate in necessary and desired occupations.
* The assistant will implement individually designed interventions based on occupational performance deficits in the areas of personal care, student role/interaction skills, process skills, play, community integration/work, and graphic communication.
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We have a fabulous pediatric position for a Physical Therapist Assistant to start as soon as possible working with children from birth to 21 in the Vancouver area.
* Therapist will provide service in schools and in an outpatient clinic for children birth to 21, and in the natural setting with the birth to three population.
* Most children serviced have developmental delays/disabilities.
* The clinic has an amazing PT who has been working for them for many years and is happy to provide mentorship.
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Hot Job: Temporary School-Based SLP - Portland, OR
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We are searching for a speech-language pathologist for a temporary school based assignment located in the Portland, OR area. This is a .75 position with flexible scheduling.
* The speech therapy position begins as soon as possible and runs for 60 days, maybe longer.
* You will have the opportunity to treat Special Education students ages 5-21 with severe and profound developmental disabilities, including students who are medically fragile and ASD.
* Most of the school sites are located in East Multnomah County.
* Interested candidates must have an OR license and ASHA certification.
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[Source: Crazy Speech World]
This week in speech, we had a fall theme since we are now "officially" in the season...I use this loosely because it is 90 degrees around here and flip flops and shorts are still in full swing Nevertheless, I busted out some fun activities to get us in the mood! Here is what we did....
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[Source: Brick by Brick]
Making a collage is simply gluing a variety of materials together to create something. Here are 5 different ways to create collages in a classroom.
1. Use stickers.
Provide a variety of stickers and paper. Kids can pull stickers and arrange them in a design. We've used foam stickers, shape stickers, jewel stickers, and picture stickers. We've used paper strips, larger pieces of paper, and one large piece of paper to make a group collage.
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Hello again! It's Lindsey over at Word Nerd Speech Teach, ringing you my newest FREE product called, "Cut and Glue Articulation Sampler for Fall"!
This product is a selection of a larger activity, "Cut and Glue Articulation for Fall". This product includes pages for /p/, /b/, /t/, and /d/ in the initial and final positions of words
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OT Corner:
How to Use a Timer to Help with Letter Formation
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[Source: Sugar Aunts]
This super easy handwriting trick is one that can be done right now. Pick up your phone, turn on the timer app and start practicing handwriting. Using a timer to help with letter formation is one way that kids can develop consistency with correct letter formation, speed, and accuracy (with a goal of handwriting legibility!) when completing writing tasks independently.
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SLP Corner:
The Language of STEM
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[Source: Play on Words]
I've written a number of times about the language skills needed and used in STEM education. As speech language therapists we often work in subjects that people don't typically connect with language. I had a middle school student with a language learning disability and I worked primarily on math and science assignments with her, working through vocabulary, describing what worked and what didn't in solving problems, and explaining the processes. Students are required to be able to explain how they got to an answer, showing understanding of the concepts involved.
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PT Corner:
Teaching Children to Throw
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[Source: Dinosaur Physical Therapy]
Throwing is one of the ball play skill sets that we as Pediatric Physical Therapists address. Throwing requires upper body strength, hand eye coordination, motor planning, and body/spatial awareness. As with all developmental milestones motivation, participation and practice are key!
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School Psych Corner:
Diversification of School Psychology
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[Source: PsycNet at APA.org]
Why is there a need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of faculty in school psychology? Chiefly, school psychologists serve the most racially/ethnically diverse population: children in US schools. Therefore, developing a knowledge base that is inclusive of this wide range of perspective as well as growing a workforce that is reflective of this diversity is essential to effective service delivery. To achieve this goal, school psychology trainers must develop evidence-based, purposeful efforts to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minority students in
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Special Ed Corner:
Thousands Of Kids Kept Out Of Special Education
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
During the first week of school at Shadow Forest Elementary, a frail kindergartner named Roanin Walker had a meltdown at recess. Overwhelmed by the shrieking and giggling, he hid by the swings and then tried to escape the playground, hitting a classmate and biting a teacher before being restrained.
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