EI Corner: New DOE Guidance on ESSA and Early Learning
[Source: School Library Journal] The U.S. Department of Education released non-regulatory guidance as its first comprehensive look at how the nation’s new education law, the bipartisan Every Student...
View ArticleAfter 50 Years, Head Start Struggles With Uneven Quality
[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...
View ArticleCrooked Bite May Indicate Early Life Stress
[Source: Psych Central] Research has long established that the first 1,000 days after conception (about 280 days until birth and then up to 24 months of age) significantly influence a person’s overall...
View ArticleEI Corner: The Lifecycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program
[Source: Heckman Equation.org] This paper estimates the large array of long-run benefits of an influential early childhood program targeted to disadvantaged children and their families. It is...
View ArticleEI Corner: High Quality EI for Autism Quickly Results in Cost Savings
[Source: Science Daily] One in every 68 children in the United States has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neuro-developmental disorder that results in difficulty socializing and communicating needs...
View ArticleFocus on EI: Examples of the Use of Gestures and Problem Solving in Early...
Editor’s Note: Occasionally we will re-run our favorite articles. This one was originally published on this blog in 2013. [Source: Carrie’s Speech Corner] by Carrie Manchester – MS, CCC-SLP Picture...
View ArticleHead Start May Offer Next-Generation Benefits, Researchers Say
[Source: Education Week] A new study now awaiting publication says the benefits of Head Start extend well beyond the children enrolled in the federal early-childhood program. The researchers say they...
View ArticleHot, New Job! Early Intervention SLP – Columbia, SC
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply Great full-time Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathology opportunity specializing in the treatment of medically fragile...
View ArticlePreK Corner: Does Preschool Pay Off? Tulsa Program Demonstrates Success
[Source: MindShift] In 2001, not long after Oklahoma had adopted one of the nation’s first universal pre-K programs, researchers from Georgetown University began tracking kids who came out of the...
View ArticleHot, New Job! Director of Operations – Peds Home Health and EI – San Jose, CA
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply We are looking for a leader to provide consistency in therapy standards, structure and overall program delivery across all...
View ArticleHot, New Job! Early Intervention SLP – Detroit, MI
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply Are you interested in a short-term contract near Detroit? We have the perfect position north of Detroit, near Farmington...
View ArticleHot, New Job: Pediatric Home Health Physical Therapist – Austin, TX
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply Ready to start a rewarding new position? We have a brand new opportunity for a pediatric PT to serve a 100% home health...
View ArticleMom, I Can’t Recognize Your Face From Profile View!
[Source: Science Daily] Babies younger than 6 months of age do not recognize their mothers watching their mobile phones. Babies recognize a face from profile view after 6 months of age. Longitudinally...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Corner: Bringing Brain Science to Early Childhood
[Source: The Atlantic.com via Reading Rockets] A group of scholars at Harvard University is spearheading a campaign to make sure the early-childhood programs policymakers put in place to disrupt...
View ArticleIntervention with At-Risk Infants Can Improve Behavior at Age 3
[Source: Psych Central] Young children who suffer from abuse or neglect often develop problems with following directions and complying with the expectations of parents and other authority figures....
View ArticleSLP Corner: Top 5 Parent Handouts for {Preschool} SLPs
by Jenna Rayburn of The Speech Room News Part of my role at our district early childhood center is to complete incoming evaluations for children entering the program. We have about half of our students...
View ArticleAn EEG to Assess a Baby’s Developmental Risk?
[Source: Science Daily] Does exposure to stress early in life affect a baby’s brain development, and is there a way to single out babies who might benefit from early intervention? A two-center study...
View ArticleHot, New Job! Early Intervention SLP – Throughout Chicagoland
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply Early Intervention Speech Therapy Services are in high demand throughout the greater Chicago region of Illinois. We have...
View ArticleHot, New Job! Early Intervention OT – Portland, OR
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply PediaStaff is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist for the bustling Northeast Portland area to work in early...
View ArticleHot, New Job! EI Specialist/ Special Education Teacher – Vancouver, WA
Call Today at 866-733-4278, text us at 662-524-9099, or Click HERE to Apply We have a fabulous position for an EI Specialist or Special Education Teacher to start as soon as possible working with...
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