There's A Book For That

Before I go into my blog I’d like to thank you for reading my first two posts. I’ve been thinking about blogging my ideas and thoughts about speech for a while... it feels great to have people read them. My name is Bryanna and I’m a Speech Therapist Assistant in Texas.  I’ve been working as Speech Therapist for about 4 years now.  My ultimate goal in my blog is to share ideas with therapists, educators, and parents. 

I love books. I feel in the world of technology some books can be overlooked. Parents instead of wondering, If there's an app for that? I want to encourage  you to look for a book for that. Not that today's technology isn't great but I think books are better. Books allow you to engage a child using your voice. You get the satisfaction of teaching them how to point, turn pages, and learn new words.  . 


Parents if you are wondering what book is best for your child I found these great links http://www.reachoutandread.org/FileRepository/RORmilestones_English.pdf  http://www.reachoutandread.org/choosing-books-for-children/

Bellow are some of my go to books for my younger patients.

I love this caterpillar plush toy/cloth book.  It is easy to flip through and it is nice and soft. A great book companion for the board book. I like to allow children to use it to eat all the food.

Let's start counting and naming animals. This book  is very interactive because children can feel the book versus just touching the paper pages. I feel younger children sometimes get bored easily because they are not participating so this book allows them to put in some input.

With this book you should attempt to introduce new food. Showing children the food in the book that is yummy get's them to not only experience the food but understand that it really is YUMMY not YUCKY!

I love, love, love these. Children have to wait for the book to finish to get to play with the trains at the end. We get to learn the names and even make up our own stories. Thomas the train is usually a big hit with the little boys.  

Seek and find books are great way to read in different way. You can focus on finding and learning the names of animals or objects. The great thing about this book is that you can use a dry erase marker on it. 

Baby sign in visual can assist children to utilize sign language. I always say the word and sign to help but this book allows me to give them an additional visual. These signs are simplified for younger learners. 

Lets get bilingual! This book is great for children who are learning English and Spanish. You can ask children to point and name objects or ask them to find it. It's a great refresher course every time I use it. 

In this post I wanted to show you the different variety of books for children. How you can approach each book differently. Not all adults are used to reading out loud and can find the task daunting.  Well you can play ,you can eat, you draw, find, learn languages, touch, and understand. Make books exciting not only for a child but yourself. Books can be as fun or even more fun than apps. Try something different or maybe even create your own book. Go to the store and help your child choose a new book that you can both enjoy.