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April 24, 2020
Issue 16, Volume 13
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter coming to you from quarantine! We have retooled it in order to provide all the home-based activities, and COVID-19 related information you need to stay on top of things in this strange time.
News Items:
- COVID-19 Possibly Striking More Children Than Expected
- Exhausted and Grieving: Teaching During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Remote Learning Also Works for Special Education Students
- Should Schools Teach Anyone Who Can Get Online - Or No One At All
- There's an App For That! School Counseling and SEL Go Online
- In Other News and Research
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs -- WE ARE HIRING NOW!
PediaStaff is interviewing now!. For 14 years, our trusted clients have looked to PediaStaff to help them serve special needs children. When schools, clinics and EI providers reopen, they will rely on us more than ever to get services kick-started.
With that in mind, please consider the following (anticipated) opening we are currently looking to fill with a quality therapist like you:
- Hot, New Job! Early Intervention SLP Clinical Fellow (CF)
- Hot, New Job! School-Based SLP - Joliet, IL
- Hot, New Job! School-Based OT - Oswego, IL
Stay-at-Home Therapy Activities and Resources
- Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game
- "What is Hiding in the Grass?" Easy Home-Based Seasonal Cutting Activity
- Caribu: Free And Unlimited Usage During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Indoor Obstacle Course for Kids at Home
- Free Downloadable Speech and Articulation Worksheets from Mommy Speech Therapy
- These Calm-Down Jars Will Blow Your Kiddos' Minds
- Issue Number Five! Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families
Articles for School-Based/Pediatric Clinicians and Special Educators
- School Nurse Corner: NASN Calls for More School Nurses
- School Psych Corner: Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma For Students
- OT Corner: Ten Things You Can Do To Celebrate Occupational Therapy Month From Home!
- AAC Corner: A Coronavirus 'Must-Do' for AAC Users
- Bilingual Corner: Teletherapy with Young Children : Great Resources
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COVID-19 Possibly Striking More Children Than Expected
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported-a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
A new study published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice from the University of South Florida (USF) and the Women's Institute for Independent Social Enquiry (WiiSE), estimates that for each child who requires intensive care for COVID-19, there are 2,381 children infected with the virus. This calculation follows a report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention regarding its
clinical study of over 2,100 children in China with COVID-19.
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Exhausted and Grieving: Teaching During the Coronavirus Crisis
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[Source: Ed Week]
Stress isn't new to teachers, but what they're experiencing now makes their typical stress seem like a picnic. Driven by a pandemic to the front lines of an unprecedented rush to distance-learning, the nation's teachers are scrambling to manage an armful of new challenges. And they're exhausted.
That exhaustion emerges from a tangle of dynamics. Teachers are grappling with unfamiliar technologies. They have to retrofit-or reinvent-their lessons and find new ways to do familiar things, like grading homework. They're inundated with emails, texts, and calls from principals, parents, and students. They're trying to "be there" for students and their families. And many are also juggling the needs of their own children or other loved ones while managing their own coronavirus fears.
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Remote Learning Also Works for Special Education Students
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[Source: Youth Today]
Maxwell Benjamin sits in front of a grilled cheese sandwich cut into bite-sized pieces.
His mother Susie Wong-Benjamin encourages him to take bites and chew because he prefers softer foods like spaghetti and mashed potatoes. She's guided remotely by his speech therapist, who joins them through a Zoom meeting. This is a first for Maxwell, 4, who is used to being in a classroom.
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Should Schools Teach Anyone Who Can Get Online, Or No One At All?
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[Source: The Hechinger Report]
The Northshore School District, in an upper-middle-class suburb of Seattle, was among the first in Washington state - and in the country - to close due to the coronavirus. Less than a week after the March 5 closure, one Northshore parent, Amy Amirault, noticed a shift in the tone of other parents on social media. "We're in this together" quickly turned to finger-pointing at "those kids," one of whom was her eldest son.
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There's an App For That! School Counseling and SEL Go Online
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[Source: Edutopia]
From virtual counseling to wellness apps, school districts are increasingly turning to "telehealth" to meet students' mental health needs during the pandemic.
It's a Thursday afternoon and I'm meeting on Zoom with Yafae and Elijah, two Chicago high school sophomores, and their teacher Melissa Hughes-all of us at home due to coronavirus mandates.
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In Other News and Research
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Editor's Note: Due to our current focus on Home Education/Therapy and COVID-19, please enjoy this summary page with links to other interesting research that we wanted to share!
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Hot, New Job! Early Intervention SLP Clinical Fellow (CF)
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Would you like to explore the Sonoma Valley's wineries that make this region legendary? If so we have the place for you. We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant for an early intervention position in Sonoma Valley.
* Full-time SLPA opportunity providing care for "itty bitties" in their homes
* Early Intervention working with ages 0-3
* Build your own caseload with full caseload within 1 to 3 months
* Openings in Solano and Sonoma Counties.
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Seeking to fill two school-based Speech-Language Pathologist opportunities for the 2020-21 school year at a great school district!
Do you enjoy working with a primarily elementary population?
Are you close to Joliet, IL?
This position is for Speech-Language Pathologist and CFY Eligible!
* Contract position, full-time available for the upcoming school year
* You'll work with the therapy team to meet the needs of students K-8th grade in two schools in close proximity to one another
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Our client is looking to fill several occupational therapist positions for the 2020-21 school year. This is a stellar opportunity to work under an amazing director who is highly organized, a great communicator and can help you take your therapy skills to the next level.
*Full time positions available for Occupational Therapists beginning in August, school-based
*Occupational Therapists will treat a variety of students: Groups will vary between gen ed, resource, self-contained, autism, DHH program, EC program, and a therapeutic day school program
*By applying early, you'll have the chance to be a part of caseload selection
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Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game
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[Source: Fantastic Fun and Learning]
April showers bring May flowers! Here in Florida, we get afternoon showers quite often. I don't always resort to staying inside if it's a rainy day. We'll sometimes just head on out with our rain boots and dance in the rain! My oldest loves to find the biggest puddle she can and jump right in. What kid doesn't love jumping in puddles? I consider it a childhood rite of passage! This rainy day fun sparked an idea for learning. We decided to play a sight word game with puddle jumping to combine some new literacy skills with
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"What is Hiding in the Grass?" Easy Home-Based Cutting Activity
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[Source: School Time Snippets]
My 3 year old loves any chance she gets to use scissors, so to prevent any cutting mishaps {know what I mean?}, I like to present fun, hands-on activities like this spring themed cutting activity.
Scissor skills are an important fine motor skill for little ones to learn,
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Caribu: Free And Unlimited Usage During COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Coronavirus is putting pressure on families, now more than ever, to build relationships long-distance. We built Caribu for kids, ages 0-7, to have a more engaging video-call with parents who traveled and grandparents who lived far away. We never imagined a world where anyone above 50 years old would be advised against traveling, and kids would be out of school and unable to see their friends for weeks or months at a time.
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Indoor Obstacle Course for Kids at Home
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[Source: Raising Dragons]
Obstacle courses are a favorite activity in our house. We usually make them outside, but sometimes we can be outside and an indoor course can be just as fun! This indoor obstacle course for kids was fun to set up (the kids did most of it) and even more fun to run through!
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Free Speech and Articulation Worksheets from Mommy Speech Tx
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[Source: Mommy Speech Therapy]
The speech and articulation worksheets as well as the other downloads on this page have been created by Heidi Hanks, M.S.CCC-SLP, and are property of Mommy Speech Therapy.
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These Calm-Down Jars Will Blow Your Kiddos' Minds
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[Source: We Are Teachers]
This is what many people think when they first see this calm-down jar. With just one shake, the two colors mix, creating a new color. Then little by little, the colors separate, and the liquids return to their original state.
So not only is this a really awesome way for students relax but it's also a great learning opportunity. Why don't oil and water mix? What are primary and secondary colors? Both questions can be answered through this hands-on experiment. Then when you're finished, use these calm-down jars in your classroom as sensory items or for other activities. Check out the video in how they all came together.
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Issue #5: Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families
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Welcome to Issue 5 of our special e-letter, "Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families"
Each week, this e-mailer features something new for all to consider as we collaborate to provide students with some consistency during this unusual time.
Remember, we are all in this together!
Please feel free to
forward this resource to other parents, therapists and educators that you think could use a little bit of inspiration.
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School Nurse Corner: NASN Calls for More School Nurses
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[Source: NASN.org]
Dear Senator Murray:
On behalf of 56.6 million pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school students in the United States and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), we ask that you fund 10,000 school nurses for the upcoming school year as this country begins to open schools in the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. School re-entry will bring many
challenges for students as they resume classes in school year 2020-2021. Students will experience mental and behavioral health concerns that may present as physical health issues; they will need support from school nurses.
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School Psych Corner: Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma For Students
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[Source: NPR]
The high school senior sitting across from Franciene Sabens was in tears over the abrupt amputation of her social life and turmoil at home. Because of the coronavirus, there will be no prom, no traditional send-off or ceremony for the graduates of Carbondale Community High School in Carbondale, Ill. And Sabens, one of the school's counselors, could not give the girl the one thing Sabens' gut told her the teen needed most.
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OT Corner: Ten Things You Can Do To Celebrate OT Month at Home
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Editor's Note: It's OT Month! And you are not too late, or too socially distant to celebrate. Here's a great list from AOTA with ideas on how to celebrate online!
[Source: AOTA]
April is OT Month, and it's the perfect time to promote our profession. With social media and the Internet, promoting occupational therapy has never been easier. Whether you're a social media junkie or a newbie, our top 10 ideas will give you the information you need to start promoting OT online this month (and throughout the year). Because we know you're busy, we've sorted the ideas by the estimated time commitment for each-from as little as 5 minutes to a couple of hours.
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AAC Corner: A Coronavirus 'Must-Do' for AAC Users
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[Source: PrAACtical AAC]
Twelve years ago, when Robin and I first wrote about preparing AAC users for medical emergencies, a pandemic wasn't on the radar. We were thinking about 'regular' things that go wrong, like broken bones and asthma attacks, not a worldwide emergency. Still, some of the helpful tools that we suggested back then remain very helpful and today we are revisiting them. There are a lot of unknowns about Covid-19, but one thing we do know is that when someone is affected, things can change very quickly.
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Bilingual Corner: Teletherapy with Young Children : Great Resources
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[Source: Bilinguistics]
For most of us, this whole idea of teletherapy is a new thing. We can wrap our minds around how to intervene with an older child pretty quickly. Even a bilingual older child makes sense, well, for 1: they talk! and for 2: which we can't take for granted, they can use technology. But what about teletherapy with young children.
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