The book table at Barnes and Noble is filled with Valentine's Day books. I tend to pass up the series books in favor of those with unique stories...
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Valentine’s Day Books Celebrating Love and Friendship To Build Language
I love using great picture books in speech therapy or simply reading a fun book to kids. Here are some of my new favorite books celebrating love and...
“Squirrels on Skis” Delights Kids in Speech Therapy
I want to share a delightful new book, "Squirrels on Skis" by J. Hamilton Ray and Pascal Lemaitre. In this season of continuous snow storms on the...
Lessons in Writing from “Little Red Writing” by Joan Holub and Melissa Sweet
With everyone anticipating the start of school, teachers and therapists are gathering new ideas to teach their lessons. I have worked within...
Fairfield Library Encouraging Kids to Dig Into Summer Reading
You know I love my public library. I am always discovering new offerings besides great books there. I took one of my students to our Fairfield...
Getting Kids To Read Over the Summer
I was on vacation at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and visited one of my favorite vintage shops, "Three Gables Consignment," partly because they have a...
Wordless Picture Books Can Teach More Language
Last week research came out from the University of Waterloo finding that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook...
My First Day, Comparing What Animals Do On Day One
I was in an annual review yesterday for a first grader that I work with and his teacher was saying that next year they will be talking about...
The Ant and the Grasshopper, A Lesson in Descriptive Language for Speech Therapy
Readers are drawn into the vibrant collage of colors on the first page of The Ant and the Grasshopper, "Somewhere on the boulevard of backyards an...
Penguin and Pinecone, A Friendship Lesson For Speech Therapy
I love Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon for language lessons because of its simplicity in storyline and illustrations which leaves a lot to talk...
Language Lesson Making Comparisons “What If You Had Animal Teeth?”
"What If You Had Animal Teeth?" by Sandra Markle has the right combination of goofy comparisons, outrageous illustrations and fascinating animal...
Review of My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child’s Language Development
Today I welcome speech language pathologist, Kimberly Scanlon, as my guest blogger, author of My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote...
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