1st Edition
Speech Bubbles 1 User Guide Supporting Speech Sound Development in Children
This book is the supporting guide for Speech Bubbles 1,the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/caregivers, and teachers with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development, children receiving speech therapy, or by those wanting to provide sound awareness activities for their children. This user guide contains notes for both professionals and caregivers, to support the use of one or all of the picture books in the series.
Contents
Pack Contents
User Guide
Don’t Feed the Dog
Who Bit My Tail?
Ben the Bubble Bear
Polly’s Pink Paint
Gus the Gulping Goat
Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees
Where’s Mummy Mouse?
A Bunny Called Noodle
Muffin the Fish
Sally’s Sandcastles
Steven the Snail
User Guide Contents
Introduction
Uses
For Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists
For Parents/Caregivers and Teachers
Notes for individual Books
Don’t Feed the Dog - /g/ sound
Who Bit My Tail? - /t/ sound
Ben the Bubble Bear - /b/ sound
Polly’s Pink Paint /p/ sound
Gus the Gulping Goat - /g/ sound
Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees - /k/ sound
Where’s Mummy Mouse? - /m/ sound
A Bunny Called Noodle - /n/ sound
Muffin the Fish - /f/ sound
Sally’s Sandcastles - /s/ sound
Steven the Snail - /s/ blends
Biography
Melissa Palmer is a Speech Language Therapist. She has worked for the Ministry of Education, Special Education in New Zealand from 2008 to 2013, with children aged primarily between 2 and 8 years of age. She also completed a diploma in children’s writing in 2009 studying under author Janice Marriott, through the New Zealand Business Institute. Melissa has a passion for articulation and phonology, as well as writing and art, and has combined these two loves to create Speech Bubbles.
