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Great Books for Reinforcing Language work
Michael Audas – Speech Pathologist
When your child works on language goals with a speech pathol- ogist, it tends to be within the context of very specific, structured activities. Being able to carry out these same activities at home is a great way for children to practice and make progress towards their language goals, but, given the complexity of the activities, and the limitations on time, that isn’t always possible.
Here, then, are some great books that your child will enjoy reading, but which will also reinforce some of the language con- cepts that they may have been working on in therapy.
Prepositions
– Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin, Jr. E.g., “I hear [sound] in my ear.”
– One Gorilla, by Atsuko Morozumi. New prepositions on each page.
Negatives
– Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss. E.g., “I do not like them.”
– Have You Seen My Cat, by Eric Carle. E.g., “That is not my cat.”
Verbs
– I’m a Hungry Dinosaur, by Usborne. E.g., shake, stir, pat, smooth.
– The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams. E.g., wiggle, shake, clap, nod
Plural Nouns
– Wombat Stew, by Marica Vaughan. E.g., soft feathers, crunchy flies.
– Farm Babies, by Rod Campbell. E.g., two lambs, three pup- pies.
Adjectives
– Dinosaur Roar, by Henrietta Strickland. E.g., bumpy, smooth, grumpy, sweet, clean, dirty.
– Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst. E.g., terrible, horrible, scrunched, smushed.