Strategies of Language Facilitation with Picture Books For Parents and Professionals

—This material provides suggestions on how parents and professionals can facilitate language development via use of picture books. It discusses specific implementation strategies as well as lists select Pre-K books and authors

—This sample is part of a full product entitled: Creating A Learning Rich Environment  for Language Delayed Preschoolers: Tutorial for Parents and Professionals, which can be found HERE.

—Target Audience

• —Parents/Caregivers
• —Speech Language Pathologists including Clinical Fellows (CFY’s) as well as Graduate Speech Pathology Students
• —School Based Professionals
  • —Explain and distribute this material to caregivers

Product Content:

• The Benefits of Book Reading and Retelling  
• Working with Wordless Picture Books (WLPBs)
• Identifying Warning Signs of Poor Story Telling
• Narrative Milestones from Preschool – First Grade
• Remediation via Use of Specific Story Prompts
• Focus on Story Characters and Setting
• Story Sequencing
• More Complex Book Interactions
• Teaching Vocabulary of Feelings And Emotions
• Select Favorite Authors Perfect for Pre-K
• Helpful Smart Speech Therapy Resources