Doing anything in a theme immediately makes it more fun! And using themed picture books to go over speech and language goals with your students is no exception. We’ve shared a lot of these types of episodes with you in the past because we love putting together lists of our favorite books to use with different themes. With the weather becoming nicer and kids spending more time outside and exploring nature, we knew this theme was perfect. So in today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite bug-themed picture books to use in speech therapy.

Resources Mentioned:

• Narrative Notes - Bugs
• Narrative Notes - Spring
• Key Teaching Points - Theme (Including Bugs)
• Key Teaching Points - Spring
• Book Search - Bugs
• 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-bug-themed-picture-books

With summer just around the corner, many of you might be thinking about or already planning on hosting a literacy-based summer camp. These are wonderful opportunities to do something new and fun while still helping kids work on their literacy, language, and phonics concepts. After hosting a few ourselves, we know the most effective routine, how to handle the logistics, and ways to add in some fun and engaging crafts for the kids. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing how to structure a literacy-based summer camp, along with a few theme ideas.

Resources Mentioned:

• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Themed
• Narrative Note Cheat Sheet Bundle
• Book Companions - Summer
• Book Search
• Kristine Deworocki’s Instagram
• Episode 4, Our Top 10 Summer Books for Speech Therapy
• Episode 19, Our Favorite Pirate Books
• 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/literacy-based-summer-camp

When we find a book series we like, we consume all of the books they have to offer and find ways to incorporate them into our speech therapy sessions. One book series that’s gaining popularity and we’re enjoying right now is the Mother Bruce book series. There are 9 books in total, with 3 Little Bruce books as well. Just a heads up that we’re not discussing all of the books in the series because we believe that 4 are better to be read at home or for a fun read-aloud in the classroom. With the books we are discussing, we’re going to dive further into the Mother Bruce book series, how you can use them during speech therapy, and which key concepts to target the most.

Resources Mentioned:

• Mother Bruce Series Free Download
• Seasonal Picture Books List
• Themed Picture Books List
• Mother Bruce
• Spring Stinks
• Bruce's Big Storm
• Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
• Thanks for Nothing
• Santa Bruce
• Out Cold
• 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/mother-bruce-book-series