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Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Issue 26, Volume 13
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Independence Day!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter. shortened for a holiday week! 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:
- Early Intervention Experts Worry The Pandemic Has Hurt Kids With Special Needs
- Senate Urged To Pass COVID-19 Relief For Those With I/DD
- Language Reveals Children's Pandemic Perspective
- Wearable-Tech Glove Translates Sign Language into Speech in Real Time
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric SLP - Farmers Branch, TX
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric SLP - Wasilla, AK
Stay-at-Home Therapy Activities and Resources
- Free Fourth of July Mad Libs
- Anti-Racist Resources for Early Childhood Educators
- Patriotic July 4th Freebies
- Fizzy Flag 4th of July Activity
- Easy at Home! Cupcake Liner Fireworks Craft
Articles for School-Based/Pediatric Clinicians and Special Educators
- School Nurse's Corner: Preparing for School Reopening (Video)
- OT Corner: Ice Cream Cone Prewriting Practice Freebie
- SLP Corner: Teaching Verbs... with Trains!
- Autism Corner: 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Child's Language Skills
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Have a great weekend and Take Care!
Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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EI Experts Worry The Pandemic Has Hurt Kids With Special Needs
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
When her son, Nathan DeKing, was 18 months old, Sarah Pollock took him to the pediatrician for a regular checkup. The doctor asked how many words her son could speak. Two or three, she replied.
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Senate Urged To Pass COVID-19 Relief For Those With I/DD
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
As coronavirus cases across the nation rise again, advocates say federal efforts to address the unique needs of people with disabilities during the pandemic are needed as much as ever.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3 trillion relief bill in May, which was hailed as the first COVID-19 legislation to meaningfully consider the disability community.
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Language Reveals Children's Pandemic Perspective
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Data from Oxford University Press in partnership with Storyathon, the largest story-writing event in Australia, have revealed the influence of COVID-19 on children's vocabulary, interests and social awareness.
More than 20,000 stories were submitted by Australian children aged from eight to 14 on the topic "A different world-living in lockdown." Analysis of the language is providing a valuable opportunity to peer into the minds of children during this unusual point in history.
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Wearable-Tech Glove Translates ASL into Speech in Real Time
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Editor's Note: PediaStaff understands that this research has sparked much controversy within the deaf community. What do YOU think of this applied technology?
[Source: Science Daily]
Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time though a smartphone app. The system includes a pair of gloves with thin, stretchable sensors that run the length of each of the five fingers. These sensors, made from
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Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist looking for either a full or part-time position in s pediatric setting? We have a great opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist near Farmers Branch, Texas, working in a clinic or home health capacity.
* You will work with an all pediatric population
* You will develop and implement speech and language goals for each individual's needs
* You will complete assessments and conduct direct therapy as recommended
* You will work closely with the client's family, building and maintaining rapport in
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Growing pediatric outpatient clinic is looking to expand its staff with the addition of a full or part time Speech-Language Pathologist.
* The clinicians make their own schedule.
* The clinic is open and available to be used from 7am-7pm and everyone's schedule varies according to what they want.
* Busiest times are after school hours (3-6:30).
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Free Fourth of July Mad Libs
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[Source: Woo Junior]
As promised earlier, here's another brand new set of mad libs for kids! We know how much you absolutely love these worksheets, so we're working hard to keep up with demand! These 4th of July mad libs are perfect for summer fun activities such as sleepover games, rainy day games, and especially travel games for kids! We all know that
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Anti-Racist Resources for Early Childhood Educators
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[Source: No Time for Flashcards]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that we are in the midst of a significant shift, I hope it's a significant shift. Black Lives Matter demonstrations have moved from big cities into small towns and suburbs. Change is being demanded, and as teachers, we have a huge role to play in
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Patriotic July 4th Freebies
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Here are three FREE printables for July 4th or any patriotic day.
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Fizzy Flag 4th of July Activity
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[Source: I Can Teach My Child]
We are so excited to be participating in
"A Very Toddler 4th" series with Kristina from Toddler Approved! Kristina will be focusing on younger toddlers (18+ months) and I will focus more on the 3-year old crowd. This Fizzy Flag 4th of July Activity is a super fun way
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Easy at Home! Cupcake Liner Fireworks Craft
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[Source: Kindergarten Connection]
Fireworks are a tradition for many families on Independence Day. This Cupcake Liner Fireworks Craft is a fun and simple patriotic craft for kids to make in celebration of Independence Day. As an added bonus, it offers lots of opportunity for developing scissor skills.
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School Nurse's Corner: Preparing for School Reopening (Video)
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[Source: Education Week]
By Brooke Saias
School nurses could be on the front lines this fall as schools shut down by the coronavirus begin to reopen buildings to students.
In this first in a series of three videos, two school nurses-one from a middle school in Maryland and the other from a high school in Virginia- process how their profession has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, as of May 2020.
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OT Corner: Ice Cream Cone Prewriting Practice Freebie
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[Source: Your Therapy Source
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If you are looking for some quick, multisensory prewriting practice, download this ice cream cone letter freebie from the
Ice Cream Multisensory Prewriting Practice packet. This one-page black and white PDF includes the letters A through L in a dotted font.
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SLP Corner: Teaching Verbs... with Trains!
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[Source: Crazy Speech World]
I have found myself having to teach verbs so much this year...more than normal. Some of my students with language impairments are having such a hard time with regular past tense, not even the cursed irregular, that I started from square one. I acquired this
Super Duper book and it really breaks it down to the nitty gritty, which my kids have needed. In addition to this resource, I needed a little hands on activity, so I came up with this one!
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Autism Corner: 7 Ways to Improve Your Child's Language Skills
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Editor's Note: This article is written for parents. We reprint it here so that you may share it with the parents of your kiddos.
Excerpted from the article, "Breaking the Language Barrier" that appears in the March/April 2011 issue of
Autism Asperger's Digest magazine. Reprinted with permission.
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