Speech Bubbles 1 User Guide Supporting Speech Sound Development in Children Speech Bubbles 1 Series

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

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.