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

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 2and 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.