Favorite Holiday books for Speech Therapy
6 Favorite Children’s Holiday books for Speech Therapy
1. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell by Lucille Colandro
As with all the Lucille Colandro Old Lady Books, this is a repetitive children’s holiday book. Nice target words that are repeated include “bow” and “hat” that can be used for repetitive practice. The pictures in this book too are colorful and fun.
Activities:
Book Companion Pack on my SLP Mommy of Apraxia TpT store. Find it here.
2. Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
Kids laugh at this funny, repetitive book in which duck gets stuck in a chimney
and the barn animals take turns trying to get duck out. The words for good
repetition in this book include “uh oh” “oh no” and “ho ho ho,” which are nice
CV and VC targets in the early stages of therapy.
Activities: Free sequencing and comprehension book companion from Thumb Bunny Speech.
Find it on her TpT here.
3. Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Bear’s friends help Bear stay up for Christmas in a sweet and heart warming book. Repetitive Targets I use in this book include “up,” for the early stages of apraxia, expanding to “stays up” for kids who may be working on /s/ blends.
Activities: I found a free read aloud companion on TpT from Making Lemonade in
Second Grade. Get it here.
4. The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
The classic tale of the Gingerbread Man is told in this fun story about a mischievous
cookie. Love a lot of repetitive targets in this book such as “me” or the entire phrase
“you can’t catch me” (which can also target prosody), “man” in Gingerbread Man and the word
“back” expanding to the phrase “come back” if possible.
Activities: Book companion pack on my SLP Mommy of Apraxia TpT store. Find it here.
5. Llama llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
Llama llama is impatient for Christmas in this relatable book about a child’s anticipation
for Christmas. I love the rhymes in this book and the repetition of “mama” and “llama”
that can be targeted for repetitive practice, depending on the child’s repertoire.
6. Dream Snow by Eric Carle
Interactive with colorful and vibrant pictures, this book is a children’s favorite.
Targets for this book include counting to five and repeating the words “on” or “snow” as
each animal is covered with a blanket of snow.
Activities: Freebie on TpT by Mrs Plemons Kindergarten. Find it here.
Below you will find a free graphic I have on my TpT store explaining how to use repetitive books with your child to promote language and practice speech. My targets and books are always strategically selected based on the child’s sound repertoire. Click the picture to get the free download.
