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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

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As Speech Language Pathologists we love when we can use a book series with our students during our speech therapy sessions. Book series are typically written with the same theme in mind and structured the same way while also encompassing a variety of speech sounds and key concepts. Therefore, it’s no surprise that we love using Kate Messner’s Over and Under book series. In this episode, we’re sharing why we love this series, a description of each book, and how we’d use it in speech therapy.

Resources Mentioned:

• Kate Messner Book Inventory Freebie
• Book Companion - Spring
• Book Companion - Summer
• Book Companion - Winter
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Theme
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/over-and-under-book-series

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Kids are excited and eager to try new things, but they can also have an internal struggle of feeling scared, nervous, or anxious about their new experiences. Summer often brings these new experiences for kids, so it’s helpful for them to read books about characters going through the same things. Jabari Jumps is the perfect book for this because it’s a fun and relatable summer-themed book that also teaches kids lessons. In today’s episode, we’re doing a deep dive into using Jabari Jumps and showing how to use it during your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• Episode 4, Our Top 10 Summer Books for Speech Therapy
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Book Search - Summer
• 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-using-jabari-jumps