Administrators, teachers, and parents often wonder: These are great questions for team discussions about programming for the whole child. For years, Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS) has been a thought leader in this area. We continuously create new resources for helping …
Demand for special education and related services is high. But school districts can’t always afford to hire therapist employees. Have you considered serving students as a contracted therapist? At Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS), we’ve built one of the greater Delaware Valley’s biggest networks of …
Today’s emphasis on inclusive special education means nearly 40% of students on the autism spectrum spend at least 80% of their time at school in general education classes. Keeping special and general education students together as much as possible benefits all of them …
A teacher sends a frantic email or urgently flags you down in the hallway to say, “So-and-so can’t”—write their letters, stay at their desk, keep their hands to themselves… the list goes on—“and I think they need therapy. How do …
Imagine your school without related services. Imagine your students struggling with day-to-day classroom skills but having no one to come help them. That’s what I saw during my recent trip to Guatemala, where I provided free inservice training to teachers …
You’re on the cusp of your career as a physical therapist (PT), but there’s still a major milestone ahead: passing your PT boards exam! The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE®) is the 250-multiple choice question, up-to 5-hours-long test you must pass to become a …
Most of us learn about “the five senses” at an early age: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. As a professional working in special education though, you’re familiar with two more: vestibular sense (balance) and proprioception (movement). Professional therapy clinicians …
Show Teachers How To Use Articulation Games And Lighten Your Caseload If a first-grade teacher hears a student talking about wearing “wed shoes,” watching a “buhd” fly, or seeing the “thun” in the sky, the teacher may want to refer …
Spot The Signs Your Student Needs Help Taking Part In Daily School Activities Does your daughter struggle every night to finish her homework because she’s brought home incomplete instructions, copied from the board in an almost illegible scrawl? When your …