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June 12, 2020
Issue 23, Volume 13
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter! Like the rest of America we at PediaStaff have started to emerge from quarantine. That said, we are all staying safe by staying home frequently. Our newsletter will continue to feature home-based activities,and COVID-19 related information as it pertains to pediatric therapy that you need to stay on top of things in this new normal.
News Items:
- Mindfulness Improves Decision-Making, Attention in Children With Autism
- Infants Have a Basic Knowledge of the Role and Limitations of Language
- Study Finds Link Between Gut Mucus and Brain Disorder
- Vision and Balance Issues are Common in Elementary School-Age Children With a Concussion
- Bureau of Indian Education Shortchanges Students With Disabilities
- PBS Show Features Superhero With Autism
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric Home Health SLP - Houston, TX
- Hot, New Job! School Psychologist - Plano, IL
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric OT - Sikeston, MO
Stay-at-Home Therapy Activities and Resources
- 3 Easy at Home Social Skills Lessons
- 9 Toys That Keep Kids Learning
- Teaching Phonics at Home Using Pool Noodles
- Giant Letter Sounds Puzzle
- Ice Cream Theme Activities for Summer Fun at Home
- Easy at Home Mandarin Orange Playdough and PreWriting Line Paths
Articles for School-Based/Pediatric Clinicians and Special Educators
- OT Corner: 10 OT Approved iPad Apps
- SLP Corner: Childhood Apraxia of Speech - Q&A for Clinicians
- Online Learning Corner: Virtual IEP Meetings: A 6-Step Guide
- For Everyone! While We Can't Hug - A Delightful Video on Social Distancing
- School Psych Corner: Black Minds Matter
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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Mindfulness Improves Decision-Making, Attention in Kids w/ Autism
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
School-based mindfulness programs can improve decision-making skills and teach children with autism to focus attention and react less impulsively through breathing exercises that will allow them to reduce anxiety, according to Rutgers researchers.
The study, published in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities, is the first to examine the effectiveness of a school-based mindfulness program that emphasizes self-awareness and controlled breathing in children on the autism spectrum
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Infants Have a Basic Knowledge of the Role and Limits of Language
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Marc Colomer and Núria Sebastián Gallés, members of the Speech Acquisition and Perception (SAP) research group of the Center for Brain and Cognition (CBC) at UPF have investigated whether 14 month-old infants understand that language is a communication tool for transmitting information between speakers of the same language. The study is published in the advanced online edition of the journal Cognition.
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Study Finds Link Between Gut Mucus and Brain Disorder
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[Source: Psych Central]
A new study adds to the growing evidence that the gut and the brain are significantly connected, but this time the findings point to gut mucus.
Gut mucus is the body's first line of defense against bad bacteria in our gut. Bacterial imbalance in the gut has been associated with Alzheimer's disease, autism, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, yet the exact causes are unclear.
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Vision and Balance Issues are Common in Elementary School-Age Children With a Concussion
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[Source: Science Daily]
Researchers have performed the most comprehensive characterization of elementary school-age concussions to date, revealing an opportunity to improve outcomes for this age group through more consistent visio-vestibular assessments at the initial health care visit.
Head injuries that lead to concussions can happen at any age, and children impacted by concussions have different needs and recovery patterns. In a new study, researchers at
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Bureau of Indian Education Shortchanges Students With Disabilities
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[Source; Education Week]
The Bureau of Indian Education did not provide or could not account for almost 40 percent of the special education service time it's required to provide for Native American students with disabilities, according to a new a report from a federal watchdog agency.
Inadequate monitoring and a lack of qualified staff were among the factors that left the bureau unable to "ensure that the schools it funds are meeting their responsibilities" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the nation's primary special education law, the Government Accountability Office found.
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PBS Show Features Superhero With Autism
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Autism is getting the superhero treatment on a new children's television show.
PBS KIDS is introducing an animated series this week about an elementary school where a diverse group of budding superheroes hone innate skills like flying and teleportation. One of the students also happens to have autism.
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Full-time and Part-time opportunities available for a Speech-Language Pathologist, SLP-CCC, who is interested in picking up pediatric home health patients in various areas of Houston. Therapist owned and operated, you'll have the chance to work alongside experience therapists who are dedicated providers to their pediatric clientele.
Caseloads are available in the following areas:
*Hardee and the Beltway 8
*I 45N and 1960 or I 45N and the Beltway
*290 corridor in Katy
*Pasadena/Pearland
(more on blog page)
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If you are a Licensed School Psychologist who is interested in working with an elementary population, this position may be for you! We need a licensed School Psychologist to work in a great school located in the vicinity of Plano, IL. This is a part-time position for the SY 2020-2021.
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PediaStaff is actively recruiting for Pediatric Occupational Therapists to join a dedicated team at a Not-for-Profit Children's Center in SE Missouri. Have you ever thought about working for a company that isn't concerned about whether a family can afford to pay for their child's therapy services? If so...you have got to look at this job opportunity! We are looking to add an Occupational Therapists to our TEAM...New Graduates are highly recommended to apply for this job. You would be joining a team of Physical,
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3 Easy at Home Social Skills Lessons
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[Source: Speech Room News]
Social skills lessons can be one of the most difficult to prep so I wanted to share three easy lessons with props you can grab at Target this summer. I'll put links to similar Amazon items in the post as well in case you're a prime lover like me!
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9 Toys That Keep Kids Learning
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[Source: The New York Times]
What can you do to help your kids play happily this summer while still learning and building skills?
Educational researchers have documented the phenomenon known as
summer slide, in which many students lose learning skills during the break from school. Experts have also raised concerns about too much
screen time. As a result, many parents feel they must invest in an arsenal of high-tech, specialized learning toys.
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Teaching Phonics at Home Using Pool Noodles
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[Source: We Are Teachers]
Pool noodles are available everywhere during the summer, and they're inexpensive, too. So it's a great time to stock up for fun, hands-on classroom activities, like Pool Noodle Phonics.
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Giant Letter Sounds Puzzle
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Source: No Time for Flashcards
Summer is the time for BIG fun activities, but just because they are big doesn't mean they can't work on very specific goals. I bought this roll of paper at IKEA for art, but it's perfect for this letter sounds puzzle activity too. The thing about big activities like this is that their actual physical size is part of their appeal. The novelty sparks interest and that can make or break this activity especially if it poses a challenge to your child. What I love about this
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Ice Cream Theme Activities for Summer Fun at Home
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[Source: Pre-K Pages]
Who doesn't love ice cream? Well, I'm sure there are those who do not. But an ice cream theme can be a great focus for summer...or anytime...in a preschool classroom. These ice cream activities will help your preschoolers explore and discover all kinds of fun
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Easy at Home Mandarin Orange Playdough and PreWriting Line Paths
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[Source: The PreSchool Toolbox]
Pre-writing play is necessary for preschoolers as grow and develop. Pre-writing skills are fundamental to coloring, holding a pencil, writing, and drawing. Help encourage your own preschooler's emerging skills this summer with a zesty Mandarin Orange Playdough and our free pre-writing line paths printable.
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OT Corner: 10 OT Approved iPad Apps
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[Source: The Autism Helper]
While I strongly feel that active, hands on play is absolutely essential to development, the iPad can be an awesome and motivating tool that we can use within our classrooms, therapy sessions or at home. Today I am going to highlight some of my favorite iPad apps that I have used successfully over the years with students. Some of the apps providexxxxxxxxxxxx
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SLP Corner: Childhood Apraxia of Speech - Q&A for Clinicians
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Editor's Note: This article was written for us back in 2009 by Sharon Gretz. We hope you enjoy this encore publication
By: Sharon Gretz, M.Ed.
What are the characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
Unfortunately there is not complete agreement among researchers. However, currently it is generally held that, regardless of other features, the hallmark of CAS is an inability or disruption in the planning and programming of speech movements. While there is still not complete agreement among researchers, the 2007 ASHA Technical Report on CAS identified 3 features that appear to have the most agreement. These include:
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Online Learning Corner: Virtual IEP Meetings: A 6-Step Guide
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[Source: Education Week]
Federal law has always allowed for remote meetings to review and approve students' Individualized Education Programs, the carefully constructed plans designed to meet the educational needs of children with learning and physical disabilities, but coronavirus school shutdowns made such meetings a necessity.
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For Everyone! While We Can't Hug - A Video on Social Distancing
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[Source Faber and Faber on YouTube]
Hedgehog and Tortoise want to give each other a great big hug, but they're not allowed to touch. From the creators of the internationally adored
The Hug, Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar, we are thrilled to bring you a new story: While We Can't Hug - A Social Distancing Story
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School Psych Corner: Black Minds Matter
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[Source Faber and Faber on YouTube]
[Source: Tolerance.org]
McKenzie Adams and Maddie Whitsett should still be here with us today. But after being tormented at their respective schools last year, the two girls, both 9 years old, died by suicide. According to the girls' families, McKenzie was the victim of racist bullying, and Maddie was taunted because she had ADHD.
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