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  • Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy

    Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy

    Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy

    1. The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
      A great repetitive, rebus style book!  So many target words in this book include: cap, scarf, mittens, sweater etc.  Good for winter clothing vocabulary and sequencing too!

       2. There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro
           Lucille Colandro always makes my list for favorite books because her Old Lady series contains all the elements I work on with apraxia therapy including repetition, prosody, and sequencing!

    Activity: Find my book companion in my TpT store here: Cold Lady Book Companion

    3. Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
    Another great winter clothing repetitive book that the kids LOVE.  I work on target words “out” and “in” a lot in this book since Froggy is always going outside and inside; however, I can also hit “put on” when he’s putting on his clothes or work on prosody when Froggy and his mom are yelling back and forth to each other.

    4. Polar Bear, Polar Bear by Eric Carle
    It’s a classic for a reason!  Repetitive and engaging, kids love to participate in the book read.

    5. Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
    Love the Bear book series!  Bear is hibernating and sleeps through a winter party while his friends all gather in his lair to escape the cold. Target words for this book include: “on” in the early stages or “snores on” when working on /s/ blends.

    Activity: Free character cutouts from Making Lemonade in Second Grade available on TpT here:

    6. Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
    I was going to stick to a top five list, but I couldn’t resist adding another Bear book.  Kids relate to poor bear feeling sick and the familiar and lovable characters are always heartwarming!  Target word in this book is “sick” so you have to make sure you have a kiddo who can produce both /s/ and /k/; but if they can, this is a great target word.

    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.

  • Favorite Holiday books for Speech Therapy

    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.

     

  • Favorite Thanksgiving books for Speech Therapy

    Favorite Thanksgiving books for Speech Therapy

    5 Favorite Children’s Thanksgiving books for Speech Therapy

    1. I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie 
      Repetitive in nature, there are great words for repetitive practice including “pie” and “cider.”  (Tip: I change the “perhaps she’ll die” part to “I don’t know why.”)

    Activities:
    Book Companion Pack on my SLP Mommy of Apraxia TpT store.  Find it here.

    2. 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
    Kids love this book about ten silly turkeys who do tricks and take turns falling off the fence.
    They love repeating the phrase “gobble gobble, wibble wobble!” and you will too!

    Activities:
    Freebie for this book courtesy of Simple Speech.  Find it on her TpT store here.

    3. Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
    Turkey is worried about being Thanksgiving Dinner for Farmer Jake!  Kids laugh at turkey’s
    creative costumes and clever idea to ultimately avoid being eaten, in this funny, and repetitive
    book.

    4. Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
    In this heart warming book, Bear decides to throw a feast but his cupboards are bare!  As his
    friends stop by with dishes of food, “Bear Says, Thanks.”

    5. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey, by Lucille Colandro
    Kids love the crazy Old Lady who his back and eating all kinds of crazy things!  I love to work
    on prosody with her books as well as speech.

    Activities:
    Freebie book companion courtesy of Fun in Speech available on her TpT store here.