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With fall just around the corner, we know many teachers and SLPs are eager to bring in some fall-themed books into their classrooms and therapy sessions. However, not every fall-themed book is going to give you the content you need to work on a student’s specific goals. That’s why during our deep dive episodes, we like to select books that are fun and engaging while also having relevant speech and language goals and key concepts to use with your students. So, during this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into The Golden Acorn by Katie Hudson and sharing why we’re pulling this book off our shelf.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Golden Acorn by Katie Hudson
• Fall Book Companions for Speech Therapy
• Speech Therapy Book Cheat Sheets
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal 
• Book Search - Fall
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/deep-dive-into-the-golden-acorn

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A common theme that many teachers use at some point during the school year is a farm theme. With the opportunity to talk about animals, farm life, work responsibilities, and so much more, this theme provides students with elements of fun and learning. Children’s authors also love writing about farm life and farm animals, which can be used to teach students about a new way of living while incorporating their favorite farm animals. However, not all farm-themed books are great for speech therapy. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite farm-themed picture books and ways to use them during your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley
• Hogwash! by Karma Wilson
• The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
• A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson  
• Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
• Book Search - Farm Theme
• Amazon Books - Farm Theme
• Farm and Pond - Cheat Sheet Book Companions
• Click, Clack, Moo - Book Companion
• Episode 41, Using the Little Blue Truck Series in Speech Therapy
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/favorite-farm-themed-picture-books

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We love it when we can find a series by a specific author that meets all of our key concepts, speech sounds, and language goals to use with our students during speech therapy sessions. And one series we can’t stop using with our students is Wendi Silvano’s Turkey series. One of the things we enjoy most about this series is that all of her books are written with a different focused theme so that you can use them throughout the school year. In today’s episode, we’re diving into Wendi Silvano’s Turkey series and highlighting the different key concepts in each book and what they all have in common.

Resources Mentioned:

• Turkey Trouble Book Inventory
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/turkey-series

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With back-to-school season upon us, we love incorporating books with that theme into our speech therapy sessions. There are so many wonderful books out there, but we always go back to a classic favorite, Pete the Cat. This fun, loveable, and fan-favorite is a classic read for a reason, but it also has great key concepts to work on with your students. In today’s episode, we’re doing a deep dive using Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean and sharing how to effectively use this book in your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean
• Book Search - Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
• Book Search - Back to School
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/deep-dive-using-pete-the-cat

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It’s hard to believe, but back-to-school is just around the corner. And the start of a new school year can stir up a lot of emotions in kids, especially those who are starting school for the first time. Therefore, it’s nice to have some books to incorporate into your speech therapy sessions that help relieve their stress and show how school can be a fun and safe place for kids. Two books we think do a great job of showcasing those ideas are Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen and School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex. So, in today’s episode, we’re doing a back-to-school this or that edition and sharing how we’re using these books in our speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen
• School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Back to School
• Back to School Book Companion
• Back to School Book Companions for Speech Therapy Blog Post
• Book Search - Back to School
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/back-to-school-this-or-that

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Do you know that amazing feeling of discovering a cute, engaging book that meets all your literacy concepts? That was us when we discovered Neck & Neck by Elise Paisley! Once we read this fun, zoo-themed book, we instantly loved it and wanted to use it during our speech therapy sessions. Since we love this book so much, we’re doing a deep dive using Neck & Neck to highlight the key concepts you can use and show you why we’re pulling this book off our shelves.

Resources Mentioned:

• Neck & Neck by Elise Paisley
• Neck & Neck Instagram Reel
• Book Search - Neck & Neck
• Book Search - Zoo
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/deep-dive-using-neck-&-neck

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In last week’s episode, we shared some of our favorite /s/ sound picture books, and there are so many more books that we love, so we decided to do another episode with the same topic! However, the slight difference in this episode is that we’re sharing books that have /s/ blends, mixed, or recurring /s/ sound words. This list we’ve created has engaging books with high-frequency /s/ sounds in the content, not just the titles. We’re so excited to share more of our favorite /s/ sound picture books with you!

Resources Mentioned:

• Book Search - /s/ blends
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/favorite-s-sound-picture-books

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When working with students on their speech sounds, especially in a literacy-based approach, it’s important to incorporate books with those sounds for students to practice with. We spend a lot of our episodes going over books with specific themes or literacy concepts, so we wanted to dedicate a few episodes focusing on books with high-frequency speech sounds. The first speech sound is the /s/ sound. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite /s/ sound picture books that you can use in your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes Narrative Notes
• Free Wordless Book List
• Episode 51, Dive into the Mother Bruce Books Series for Speech Therapy
• Book Search - S Sound
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

 
For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/s-sound-picture-books

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We had so much to talk about with Elizabeth that we kept her around to talk about more things related to Speech-Language Pathologists! Elizabeth has a passion for reading and decoding, which is why she decided to specialize in those two areas, along with being Orton-Gillingham certified. Therefore, we picked Elizabeth’s brain so that she could share her knowledge and experience in those areas. So, in today’s episode, Elizabeth shares how to implement the Orton-Gillingham approach and how she successfully addresses reading in her speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Spire Illustrated Decodable Readers
• Books for Upper Elementary Students
• Elizabeth’s PD Course: The Word Reading SLP – use this link for $20 off!
• Follow Elizabeth on Instagram: elizabeth_readingslp
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/orton-gillingham-approach

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As speech-language pathologists, we focus a lot of our time with students on developing their speech and oral language. However, an aspect that we’re starting to focus on is reading. Even though reading is in our wheelhouse, research has shown that SLPs feel less confident in teaching or focusing on it during their speech therapy sessions. Our guest on the podcast, Elizabeth Doherty, is a private practice SLP in NYC who also has associate-level training through the Orton-Gillingham Academy. In this episode, Elizabeth shares why you should target reading during your speech therapy sessions and how you can feel more confident in this area.

Resources Mentioned:

• Structured Literacy Interventions by Louise Spears-Swerling
• Speech to Print by Louisa Cook Moats
• ASHA Learning Pass
• Orton-Gillingham Academy Training & Certification 
• Elizabeth’s PD Course: The Word Reading SLP - use this link for $20 off!
• Follow Elizabeth on Instagram: elizabeth_readingslp
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/why-to-target-reading