The Literacy-Based Speech Podcast Ashley and Kalin, Literacy Based SLPs, Picture Books, Speech Language Pathologist

With Halloween just around the corner, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight our favorite Halloween themed books to use in your speech therapy sessions. We review our process for selecting books and then discuss each of our favorite Halloween themed books in depth to give you the best idea on which ones to read with your students.
Resources Mentioned:
Free Halloween Book Notes1 Page Book Cheat Sheets - Fall and HalloweenHalloween Book CompanionsSpeech Therapy Book CompanionsSeasonal Narrative Key Teaching PointsHalloween Book SearchSee the full book list in the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/halloween-themed-books

We’ve focused a lot of this podcast on the best books to read with your students that help develop their speech language skills. By now you know we whole-heartedly believe in a literacy-based speech approach for your sessions which also means that we believe in narrative language assessments. When you assess narrative language with your students, it helps you identify academic successes and communication deficits, which we’re going to dive into during this episode.
There’s an abundance of research that supports being able to assess narrative language in students. Not only does it clarify possible weaknesses in social pragmatic language, but it also bridges the gap between oral and written language. But more than just the research, we discuss the various aspects and components you’re looking for when you give this assessment, and then ultimately ways you would assess narrative language with your students. No matter if your assessments are provided by your district or yourself, make sure that narrative assessments are on your list! 
Resources Mentioned:
Read and Review Picture Book Companions - Seasonal BundleBook Search - Wordless BooksEpisode 13, Our Favorite Books with Repetitive Texts for CASFollow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy.Write your review on Apple Podcasts!Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/assess-narrative-language

Working with elementary students, you get an opportunity to read picture books in your sessions that have fun themes and engage students. In another round of our favorites episodes, we’ve selected a fun category of pirate themed books to use during your literacy-based speech therapy sessions. This entertaining theme has a lot of great books that we share to help work on literacy skills with your students.
With so many pirate themed books, how do you choose which ones to use with your students? Well, we’ve done the work for you! We break down all of the literacy and speech language skills each book displays and how best to utilize them in your sessions. These 9 pirate themed picture books have unique components to them that help your students with their speech language goals in a fun way. 

Resources Mentioned:
Top Pirate-Themed Notes Free DownloadHow to Be a Pirate by Sue FliessPirate’s Perfect Pet by Beth FerryThe Pirates Next Door by Jonny DuddleKlyde the Kraken Wants a Friend by Brooke HartmanPete the Cat and the Treasure Map by James DeanTen Little Pirates by Mike BrownlowThe Pirates are Coming! by John CondonHow I Became a Pirate by Melinda LongNarrative Notes BundlePirate Day Speech Therapy Book Companion for PK-2nd GradePirate Theme Book Search Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy.Write your review on Apple Podcasts!Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/pirate-themed-books

If you’re looking for a picture book that has all the important literacy and language skills that also has a few challenging aspects for students, this is your book! Officer Buckle and Gloria is an engaging picture book to use during your literacy-based speech therapy sessions. With so many books to choose from, we often get asked why we choose certain books. If you have the same question, we’re doing a deep dive into Officer Buckle and Gloria to explain why it’s helpful for your students. 
When we do deep dive episodes, we like to share basic information about the picture book and the high frequency words and sounds your students can practice with. We really enjoy this book for the theme and message it displays, the use of practicing character analysis skills, and how the illustrations are a critical component to the story. 
Resources Mentioned:
Free Deep Dive Notes: Office Buckle and GloriaOfficer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy RathmannThemed Picture Books List: Narrative Key Teaching PointsFollow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy.Write your review on Apple Podcasts!Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/officer-buckle-and-gloria

When you finally choose a theme of books to use in your literacy-based speech therapy sessions, it can be difficult to narrow it down to the book that covers all learning concepts for your students. Since the process of picking a book can take some time, we’ve decided to do the work for you! With fall just around the corner, we’re doing another round of our this or that episode with the theme of leaves with the books Leaf Man and The Leaf Thief.  
In our this or that episodes, we like to talk through our process for selecting books to use in our speech therapy sessions. We dive into all the different aspects of the books and ultimately make our decision on which book we’d focus on with our students. Leaf Man and The Leaf Thief each highlight major learning concepts, but one ultimately is the complete package that includes a complete episode. Find out which book is best to use with students in our this or that leaf themed episode!

Resources Mentioned:
This or That Notes FreebieThe Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming Leaf Man by Lois EhlertBook Search - LeavesNarrative Key Teaching Points - SeasonsNarrative Key Teaching Points - ThemesFollow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy.Write your review on Apple Podcasts!Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/this-or-that-leaf-theme

With the season beginning to change to fall, it’s time to start adding some fall picture books to your speech therapy sessions. There are so many to choose from, so we’ve done the job for you! As you know, we love picture books that are complete episodes and can be used to practice and improve a variety of skills for students. We’re sharing our top 10 favorite fall picture books to use with your speech therapy students this fall!
Our goal is to always give you an overview of each book, key concepts to teach with, which age level it’s best used for, and high frequency words and sounds. Another thing we love about all these books is the wonderful lessons and themes each book displays. These kid-friendly fall picture books are fun, engaging, and are sure to be a fun addition to your literacy-based speech therapy sessions! 
Resources Mentioned:
Fall Favorite NotesFall Book Companions for Speech TherapySeasonal Picture Book List InventoryThe Golden Acorn by Katy HudsonSneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze by Maureen Wright  Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam RubinThe Scarecrow by Beth FerryScaredy Squirrel by Melanie WattPete the Cat: Falling for Autumn by James DeanFletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia RawlinsonThe Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard PakThe Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken BrownFollow us