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December 16, 2016
Issue 50, Volume 9
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
News Items:
- Education Department Sees Rise In Disability Complaints
- Letting Preschoolers Win May Backfire
- Improving Gait Speed in Children with CP
- Research Unlocks Clues to Language-Based Learning in Children
- Rural Communities Seeing Steep Increase in Babies Born with Opiod Withdrawal
- After 50 Years, Head Start Struggles With Uneven Quality
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot Job: School Psychologist - Coastal Oregon
- Hot Job: Part-time School PT - Vancouver, WA
- Therapist Jobs Throughout Arkansas
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- 3 Handwriting Games to Print and Play
- Peppermint Science: A Holiday Exploration of Temperature
- 32 Pokémon Crafts
Articles and Special Features
- SLP Corner: How to Predict a Baby's First Word
- School Psych Corner: Is it ADHD? Or Could it be Trauma?
- OT Corner: Adaptive Buttoning and Zipping
- Pediatric Tx Corner: Executive Function: A Vital Stepping-Stone For Kids' Ability to Learn
- School Nurses Corner: Fifteen Tips for Helping ELLs Through Their First Winter
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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Education Department Sees Rise In Disability Complaints
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
In a year when the U.S. Department of Education fielded a record number of civil rights complaints, new data indicates that allegations of disability discrimination are up dramatically.
Nearly 6,000 complaints of disability discrimination were submitted to the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights during fiscal year 2016, which concluded in September. That's up from 4,800 the year prior.
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Letting Preschoolers Win May Backfire
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[Source: Psych Central]
New research suggests letting your preschooler win at games does not build self-confidence and in fact may be detrimental.
Amherst College researchers discovered that when young kids experience "illusory success" related to a particular task, their ability to formulate and act on judgments they make about their own performance suffers.
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Improving Gait Speed in Children with CP
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Physical Therapy published a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of interventions for improving gait speed in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty four studies were divided into three categories of interventions: gait training (n=8), resistance training (n=9), and miscellaneous (n=7).
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Research Unlocks Clues to Language-Based Learning in Children
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[Source: Science Daily]
According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), one in five individuals are impacted by language-based learning disabilities - one of the most common being dyslexia, which involves difficulty in reading or interpreting words, letters and other symbols.
Now, a new study from the University of Missouri that focuses on typically learning children, has found a link between "working memory" and how children learn. Researchers feel this discovery may later help educators uncover new ways to teach children with learning disabilities.
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Rural Communities Seeing Steep Increase in Babies Born with Opioid Withdrawal
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[Source: Science Daily]
The number of babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms from opioids grew substantially faster in rural communities than in cities, a new study suggests.
Newborns exposed to opioids in the womb and who experience withdrawal symptoms after birth (known as neonatal abstinence syndrome) are more likely to have seizures, low birthweight, breathing, sleeping and feeding problems.
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After 50 Years, Head Start Struggles With Uneven Quality
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[Source: NPR]
For more than 50 years, Head Start has provided free early childhood education and other services to low-income families. But new national research, out Wednesday, shows great variation from state to state in how well the program works.
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We are searching for a full time school psychologist for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year. This position is located in a coastal area near Newport, OR. Experienced and new grads welcome to apply. All new hires receive center mentors and will be offered extensive training.
This contract assignment begins as soon as YOU are available, and ends in June, 2017.
Qualifications: Must hold a degree in School Psychology and be licensed in the State of Oregon.
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Hot Job: Part-time School PT - Vancouver, WA
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PediaStaff is looking for a part-time contract PT for the remainder of the 2016/17 school year to work three days per week in the Vancouver area. The Physical Therapist will work with children from Kindergarten through 12th grade with three school districts, one per day.
* Great location across the Columbia River from Portland
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Featured Jobs: Pediatric Therapist Positions Throughout Arkansas
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Exciting job opportunities in several locations across Arkansas awaits you! PediaStaff is actively recruiting Occupational Therapists for several Pediatric Outpatient and Community-Based centers. If you are looking for the "right" place to begin, or continue your career...PediaStaff might have the perfect fit for you.
Call us today for a confidential interview and gain more information about our wonderful Occupational Therapy opportunities.
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Handwriting practice is essential for improvement but it can get boring and kids become disinterested. Try adding some fun to your handwriting practice with these 3 FREE handwriting games to just print and play. No prep required!
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[Source: Pre-K Pages]
Preschoolers are fascinated by the magic of everyday life. Even things as basic as differences in temperature captivate young children. You can explore and observe the impact of temperature on sugar with this simple holiday peppermint science activity.
Exploring basic science with preschoolers is always fun because to them science is exciting and magical. Science experiments are also a great way to practice how to follow directions, expand vocabularies, work on fine motor skills and of course, introduce basic math and science concepts.
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32 Pokémon Crafts
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[Source: Hands On As We Grow]
These Pokémon crafts for kids that have a passion obsession with Pokémon are a great way to break them away from the screen.
I am not one that complains of screen time. Instead, I try to embrace it if it's of interest to my kids.
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SLP Corner: How to Predict a Baby's First Word
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[Source: Atlantic.com]
After about a year, give or take, of staring and babbling, babies eventually begin to say their first words. Mama. Ball. Dog. Millions of parents all over the world know this.
Now, researchers at Indiana University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered new clues about how that actually happens-how babies learn those initial words. It turns out, the researchers report in a new
paper, that a baby's first words are likely tied to their visual experiences and how they see the world around them.
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School Psych Corner:
Is it ADHD? Or Could it be Trauma?
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Editor's Note: Thank you to "
ariyares" on Twitter for sharing this post!
[Source: Hey Sigmund.com]
by Helen Goble
We see kids all over the place that act wild, hyperactive, and excessively energetic, and we often assume they have ADHD. We need to realize, with great compassion, that the symptoms of ADHD and trauma look very similar.
Problems with concentration, angry outbursts, sleep disturbances, and socially withdrawn behaviors are all examples of symptoms of children who have experienced a significant event, or trauma. The symptoms for ADHD include difficulty sustaining attention, difficulty organizing tasks, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and difficulty following through with instructions. They sound pretty similar, right?
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OT Corner:
Adaptive Buttoning and Zipping
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Editor's Note: This article was written for parents but may be a good source for the parents and guardians of your kiddos.
[Source: Miss Jaime OT]
Buttoning and Zipping can be stressful and difficult to learn. Check out these OT tricks to adapt buttons and zippers for your kid!
Busy parents on the go have their plate full in the morning. Breakfast, washing up, brushing teeth, and finding backpacks all help create that chaotic school day morning.
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Pediatric Tx Corner:
Executive Function - Vital Stepping-Stone
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[Source: MindShift.com]
Neuroscientists and educational psychologists are constantly learning more about how children learn and the various influences beyond IQ that affect cognition. Some research, like Carol Dweck's on growth mindset or Angela Duckworth's on grit, quickly became catch phrases among educators. At the same time, critics have pushed back against the notion that students underperform only because of cognitive deficits, pointing to an equally pressing need for big changes to teaching practice. Many teachers are trying to combine the research about cognitive skills with more effective teaching practices. They are finding that whether students are working on self-directed projects or worksheets, executive functioning skills are important.
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School Nurses Corner:
Fifteen Tips for Helping ELLs Through Their First Winter
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[Source: Colorin Colorado.com]
Winter can be filled with excitement as students from warmer climates experience their first snowfall. However, it can also present challenges and hardships for ELL families new to winter weather. This article offer ideas on how to address both the fun and challenging aspects of winter with lots of examples from schools around the country - and Canada! While these tips focus on new immigrants and refugees, the ideas here can be helpful for other families as well, whether they are moving from warmer places or need some extra assistance during the winter months.
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