I created a picture book list inventory of my favorite /J/ sound books for articulation therapy. It’s a free download so you can put more energy into your speech therapy sessions rather than in researching books. Using a literacy-based approach to articulation therapy is supported by evidence but it can be very time-consuming – hopefully, this free download will save your productivity when selecting books to use in your speech therapy activities. THE BEST /J/ BOOKS FOR ARTICULATION The books I selected either have a high frequency of the /J/ sound or a word containing the sound is repeated th ..read more

Who is ready for springtime in your speech therapy sessions?!? There are so many awesome picture books out there about gardening, bunnies, birds nesting, bugs, weather, St. Patrick’s Day, Earth Day, Easter, etc. I chose 6 spring picture books to use in your speech therapy sessions. These print-and-go lesson plans were created to make implementing literacy-based speech therapy a breeze for SLPs – all of the lesson plans and activities are done for you. Amazon Affiliate book links are included in this post. What’s included in the spring book companions: standards alignment pre-reading strategi ..read more

Skiing, penguins and snow, oh my! So many fun narrative themes to incorporate into our speech therapy activities during the winter months. My winter book companions will help you and your students dig into the text using evidence-based strategies and activities. Learning To Ski With Mr. Magee by Chris Van Duesen – a charming book about Mr. Magee and his dog Dee who go skiing but it does not go as planned! It's a fun rhyming book that will keep your students on the edge of their seat wondering what will happen to Mr. Magee! How to use it in speech: rhyming text features adjectives vocabu ..read more

  Merry Christmas! ‘Tis the season for Santa, decorating, caroling, giving, and serving! Do you have books you like to pull out for the Christmas season? Seasonal books offer opportunities to target specific goals with themed vocabulary content. I’ve created made-for-you lesson plans and activities to download and use with each of these books. They are ideal for use with Kindergarten through 6th-grade students. Amazon affiliate links are included in this post. Here's some of what is included in my Christmas book companions for speech therapy: standards alignment lesson plans a ..read more

Do you have books that you like to pull out for the Thanksgiving season? Seasonal books are so fun and offer opportunities to target specific goals with themed vocabulary content. My Thanksgiving book companions for speech therapy will help you and your students dive into the text using evidence-based strategies and activities. They were created to make literacy-based speech therapy easy and fun to use with your K thru 5th grade students. Here's some of what is included in my Thanksgiving book companions for speech therapy: standards alignment lesson plans activities speech sound w ..read more

I love implementing a literacy-based approach in my articulation therapy sessions. However, it is not always easy to identify books with a heavy load of the target sound. I created a “Road Map” that provides a list of books for targeting TH, SH, CH, and J sounds. It also includes tips for sound production, play-based activity ideas, and bookmarks. I have highlighted a few of my favorite books below (amazon affiliates included), but you can access the full FREE Articulation Road Map for TH, SH, CH, and J sounds directly to your inbox by filling in your information at the end of this post. If ..read more

Spiders, and monsters, and witches, OH MY!! This Halloween season, dive into some really sweet, spooky stories centered around kindness and friendship using my Halloween book companions! I love using the literacy-based speech therapy approach with my students. However, it’s more than just using stories to go with your theme-based activities. My Halloween book companions will help you and your students dive into the text using evidence-based strategies and activities. The HALLO-Wiener by Dave Pilkey – Oscar is teased for his shape and size. On Halloween night, Oscar displays courage ..read more

Fall. There are so many great books out there about the leaves changing color and falling to the ground. I chose 3 of them to dig deeper into for these fall book companions for your speech therapy sessions. These print-and-go lesson plans were created to make implementing literacy-based speech therapy more simple and enjoyable for you and your students this fall. Here’s some of what’s included in the fall book companions: standards alignment pre-reading strategies (READ why this is important) story grammar vocabulary post-reading activities digital copies using Google Slides Goodbye Su ..read more

Let’s start this year off right using literacy-based speech strategies in our therapy sessions! I have made this simple to use with your students in K thru 5th grade with my back-to-school book companions. My book companions are book-centered and filled with: lesson plans activities speech sound word lists sticky notes- for quick references digital copies using Google Slides I love using books that incorporate the social and emotional connection with students in the beginning of the the school year. In addition to the social/emotional connection, I choose books that are rich with vocab ..read more

  Love is in the air! Do you have books you like to pull out on Valentine’s Day? Seasonal books offer opportunities to target specific goals with themed vocabulary content. I’ve created made-for-you lesson plans and activities to download and use with each of these books. They are ideal for using with Kindergarten through 6th-grade students. Over the years as a school-based SLP, I’ve found so much value in using book companions. I hope you get some ideas for using these engaging Valentine’s Day book companions! Love, Splat by Rob Scotten – Splat the Cat is back, and this time it’s Valen ..read more