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

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

What’s one thing kids love to have as a nice, sweet, cool treat in the summer? Ice cream! When it’s hot outside, and kids have been playing or at the pool all day, it’s refreshing to have a scoop of ice cream to top off their day. So why not bring that same excited feeling into your speech therapy session? By incorporating ice cream theme books, you can help get students excited about summer break while working on their speech and language goals. In this episode, we’re doing a this or that episode using an ice cream theme with The Little Ice Cream Truck and Paletero Man.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Little Ice Cream Truck by Margery Cuyler
• Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Book Search - Ice Cream
• 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/ice-cream-theme

With summer just around the corner, it’s easy to start dreaming about days on the beach and playing in the sand. So why not get your students excited about the freedom and fun of summer by incorporating beach-themed picture books in your speech therapy sessions? We thought the exact same thing, which is why we wanted to give you all the best selections for this very fun theme. In today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite beach-themed books to help bring in some fun while teaching your students key concepts.

Resources Mentioned:

• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Themed
• Summer Speech Therapy 1 Page Cheat Sheet Book Companions
• Book Search - Beach/Ocean
• Episode 5, This OR That (Comparing There Was an Old Lady… and Sharing a Shell)
• 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-beach-themed-books

We’re always excited about doing podcast episodes, but this particular one makes us so excited, and our smiles are a mile wide because it’s our one-year podcast anniversary! We have learned so much over the past year and have enjoyed sharing our favorite books with y’all and hopefully have provided you with fresh ideas to use during your speech therapy sessions. Since it’s our podcast anniversary, we wanted to celebrate by getting our listeners and community involved. So, in today’s episode, we’re answering all of your literacy-based speech questions to further help you during your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Speech Therapy PD
• The Informed SLP
• SLP Toolkit
• Mind Wing Concepts
• Orton-Gillingham
• Picture Book Inventory - Seasonal
• Picture Book Inventory - Themed
• Professional Development Books
• Upper Elementary Books
• Book Search - Middle School
• Book Search
• 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-speech-questions

With the weather getting nice and families starting to spend more time outside, we wanted to bring that energy into your speech therapy sessions. A lot of families spend the spring and summer months camping and enjoying the outdoors, which is why we're doing a "this or that" episode with camping books. So, in today's episode, we've chosen the books Scaredy Squirrel and The Camping Trip and are deciphering which book is best used for your speech therapy students.

Resources Mentioned:

• Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt
• The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann
• Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Narrative Notes - Summer
• Book Companions - Summer
• Book Search - Camping
• Episode 52, How to Plan a Literacy-Based Summer Camp
• Episode 4, Our Top 10 Summer Books for 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/speech-therapy-camping-books

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