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July 26, 2019
Issue 24, Volume 12
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
News Items:
- School Psychologists Develop Intervention to Reduce Hallway Disruptions
- Trump Administration Cautioned Against Changing IDEA Policy
- Researchers Devise a More 'Child-Friendly' Test for Autism
- Target Releasing Halloween Costumes for Kids with Disabilities
- Hypothalamus Pathway Drives Defense Behaviors
- Disability-Focused TV Shows Nominated For Emmys
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! School-Based SLP - Pendleton, OR
- Hot, New Job! Special Education Teacher - Colorado Springs, CO
- Hot, New Job! School-Based Social Worker - Chicago Heights, IL
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Button/Fine Motor Projects
- Drawing with Alternative Materials - Therapy Activity of the Week
- Pediatric Therapy Activity of the Week: Who's Missing?
- Pediatric Therapy Activity of the Week: Marbled Nail Polish Craft
Articles and Special Features
- OT/PT Corner: Awesome Backyard Olympics Ideas for Kids
- EI Corner: A Therapist's Mantras for Early Intervention
- Speech-Language Pathology Corner: Four Steps of Communication
- Special Ed Corner: The Neuroscience Of Learning: 41 Terms Every Teacher Should Know
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: What Teachers Must Consider When Moving to Flexible Seating
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School Psychologists Develop Intervention to Reduce Hallway Disruptions
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[Source: Science Daily]
A game-like intervention developed by school psychologists may help reduce hallway disruptions among elementary school children.
The intervention rewards classes of students for quickly transitioning from one room or activity to another. When implemented with three classes of students from grades one through six at a summer school program, disruptions during class transitions were reduced by up to 74 percent.
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Trump Administration Cautioned Against Changing IDEA Policy
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Disability advocates and former federal special education officials are warning of possible Trump administration moves to alter policy related to a central tenet of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Advocates met with top officials at the U.S. Department of Education last week after receiving what they called "credible information" indicating that the agency planned to change or reinterpret policy on IDEA's requirement that students with disabilities be served in the least restrictive environment, or LRE.
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Researchers Devise a More 'Child-Friendly' Test for Autism
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[Source: Medical News Today]
The current methods of diagnosing autism in children use questionnaires and psychologist evaluations. However, these methods can be stressful for those at a young age. New research now suggests an easy, more stress-free test that simply tracks the gaze of a child looking at a computer screen.
Researchers have devised a new, less stressful method of diagnosing autism based on 'how a child looks at everything.'
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Target Releasing Halloween Costumes for Kids with Disabilities
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[Source: Kids Activities.com]
Last week we shared that Target is releasing Halloween Costumes for Kids In Wheelchairs but now, they have expanded their line of Halloween Costumes this year and Is Releasing Halloween Costumes For Kids With Disabilities and we are so happy!
Target recently released a sneak peek of their 2019 Halloween Collection and in it, they also released a few Halloween costumes made just for kids in wheel chairs. They are calling this collection the 'Adaptive Costume Collection'.
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Hypothalamus Pathway Drives Defense Behaviors
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Scientists have identified a previously unknown pathway connecting the hypothalamus and midbrain that drives defensive behaviors, according to research in mice published in eNeuro. Further research on this pathway could increase understanding of anxiety disorders.
The paraventricular hypothalamus has been shown to play a role in maintaining body states, but it was not known if it directly caused defensive behaviors. To investigate this, Qingchun Tong and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston developed a mouse model with hypothalamus neurons that could be stimulated
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Disability-Focused TV Shows Nominated For Emmys
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Two television shows starring individuals with developmental disabilities are each up for multiple Emmy Awards.
The Netflix series "Special" is nominated for four Emmys and A&E Network's documentary series "Born This Way" is in the running for three awards.
In the semi-autobiographical "Special," Ryan O'Connell plays a man who is gay and has
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Are you an SLP looking for an amazing school contract assignment for the 2019-20 school year? We are searching for a speech-language pathologist for a beautiful area located in northeastern, Oregon. This area offers a low cost of living, lots of outdoor activities, and a warm and welcoming work environment.
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Hot, New Job! Special Education Teacher - Colorado Springs, CO
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Want to live in the city ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the most desirable place to live? Colorado Springs offers Colorado adventure and small-town charm. We need a phenomenal full-time Special Education Teacher (like you!) for the 2019-2020 school year. This opportunity is 37.5 hours per week.
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Are you a school Social Worker who is searching for a position working with the littlest children? We are looking for a licensed school Social Worker to work to provide educational and family-centered services for children from birth through 5th grade in our school located near Chicago Heights, Illinois! Apply today!
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Button Fine Motor Projects/Activities
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Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this Week's Therapy Activity.
If you need to work on fine motor, visual motor or button practice why not try some of these activity ideas?
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Drawing with Alternative Materials - Therapy Activity of the Week
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Special Thanks to Pamela Ullmann and her Full Spectrum Blog for this week's Therapy Activity of the Week.
Some children on the spectrum seek sensory input when I work with them in art therapy. One client that I work with can not use tradition drawing materials for any focused amount of time. I have found that there are other ways to "draw" images that keep him engaged better.
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Pediatric Therapy Activity of the Week: Who's Missing?
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Have you ever lost one of your kids at the grocery store or the zoo? Or at the park...or the library...or the science center? Okay, now I'm showing all my cards. Yes, I lose my kids. A lot. They're lightening quick and super curious, a combination that makes for tons of fun for them and a lot of freak-out moments for me. Don't worry this version of Who's Missing is a lot less stressful than losing your kid in a hotel elevator (true story). This fun
group game idea would be great for a preschool
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Pediatric Therapy Activity of the Week: Marbled Nail Polish Craft
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[Source: Inner Child Fun]
This marble nail polish craft would be a fun weekend project for older kids. These painted tile coasters would be lovely handmade gifts for any occasion. I love how each tile is unique! This marble nail polish craft is a great way to use up the last bits of leftover nail polishes you may have that are otherwise taking up space in your home. Here is a simple marble nail polish video tutorial to get you started with this fun technique!
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OT/PT Corner:
Awesome Backyard Olympics Ideas for Kids
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by Kristina Buskirk
I have always loved watching the Summer Olympics. As a little kid I would glue myself to the TV watching gymnastics and cheering on my favorite athletes. Now as a mom I love to find ways to share Olympics fun with my own kids through simple games.
Today I am sharing four more simple Olympics themed activities that you can do in your backyard. These activities are easy to put together and a whole lot of fun. For our backyard Olympics each team was given an activity to do.
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EI Corner:
A Therapist's Mantras for Early Intervention
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by Kim Rowe, MA, CCC-SLP
As early interventionists we know all about providing family-centered services. We know that having a child's family involved and contributing to his treatment plan makes for better outcomes. We know that real changes in the environment, however minor, are real to that child's trajectory of development and that these are the years to make those changes. We know that we are the ones in the trenches with hands out in comfort as families grieve and hands raised in cheer as they celebrate. We know what our job is, but do we reflect that in our actions everyday?
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Speech-Language Pathology Corner:
Four Steps of Communication
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Source: Social Thinking
By: Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP
The four steps of communication help to define how the communicative act is heavily anchored in a synergistic process that involves the mind, the body, the eyes and language. More specifically, it involves social emotional thought, the nuance of physical presence and visually processing non-verbal cues in addition to language use and interpretation. As obvious as these steps may sound to the reader, the reality is that most speech and language social treatment
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Special Ed Corner:
41 Terms Every Teacher Should Know
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by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., Radteach
As education continues to evolve, adding in new trends, technologies, standards, and 21st century thinking habits, there is one constant that doesn't change.
The human brain.
But neuroscience isn't exactly accessible to most educators, rarely published, and when it is, it's often full of odd phrasing and intimidating jargon. Worse, there seems to be a disconnect between the dry science of neurology, and the need teachers have for relevant tools, resources, and strategies in the classroom. In regards to the disconnect, we'll continue to strive to create content that is both expert and accessible, as The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom
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PTC:
What Teachers Must Consider When Moving to Flexible Seating
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[Source: Mind Shift]
Flexible seating in classrooms has become popular over the past few years as educators try to make school feel like a welcoming place with different kinds of spaces for different types of learning. Frustrated with static rows of clunky desks, some teachers have taken to rearranging their rooms, bringing in furniture from home, and generally trying to shake up the way classrooms feel by paying attention to lighting, color and clutter. Educators who have followed this path insist there are some serious considerations to keep in mind.
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