Books for Speech/Language Therapy from
Usborne Books & More
Books are a wonderful way for parents to "work" with children who have
language disorders. Some of the goals of professional speech and language therapy
include:
answering questions after a story
answering yes/no questions
increasing vocabulary
increasing reading comprehension
learning multiple meaning words
learning synonyms & antonyms
understanding and using basic concepts (up, down, wet, dry, first, last, etc.)
social skills (not interrupting, making friends, using manners in conversation)
sequencing events (what happened first, second, next, last)
Usborne and Kane/Miller books are especially great, because parents enjoy them as
much as children! The children are engaged and drawn to the pictures, and language
goals are met by teaching the vocabulary used throughout the book, asking questions
about what has happened, letting the child make predictions about what might happen next,
and letting the child sequence what happened in the story.
Featured Books
Speech Pathology Australia awards a Book of the Year Award to enhance
public awareness of the role of speech pathologists in literacy development. Books
considered for this award have a strong narrative format, have characters that appeal to
the intended audience, encourage readers to explore new ideas and concepts, encourage the
development of imagination and curiosity, use appropriate language, and demonstrate
aspects of social communication.
Several Kane/Miller titles have been selected as nominees for this
prestigious award:
When I Was a Baby
Could You? Would You?
Fly, Little Bird
Wombat & Fox: Tales of the City
Preschool Storybooks with relational, interactive stories and detailed pictures
There's A Mouse About the House and A Squirrel's Tale
Slot books elicit language through actions of moving the mouse/squirrel, are filled with
concept vocabulary, and make books come alive for children who are not book lovers.
Who's Making That Noise? Who's Making That Smell? and Who's Making That Mess?
Interactive stories with rhyming, predictable text. Action-filled illustrations
elicit language, questions, and the hidden characters are perfect for reinforcing
prepositions
Phonics Easy Words to Read series
Rhyming text is perfect for phonemic awareness. Ideal for simple narratives,
prediction, artc and phonology.
Farmyard Tales series
Perfect for early sequencing of actions, narratives, articulation carryover, and early
story retelling and expansion with the double language levels provided.
Fabulous "Talk-About" Pictures for language goals at all levels
First Hundred Words
"Talk-About" pictures of everyday activities for use with language,
articulation, and phonology goals. Sticker book and coloring book also available.
Everyday Words
Detailed claymation scenes, appropriate for all age levels and language goals. Ideal
for written language with key vocabulary provided in the margins. Can be used as a
game board. Sticker book also available.
First Thousand Words
Includes pages categorized by scene, as well as pages about opposites, seasons, actions,
sizes, and more. Perfect for vocabulary, articulation, and language goals for pre-K
through adult. Sticker book also available.
Look and Say tabbed board books, First Picture board books, and Flashcards
Schools & Libraries,
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