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With fall just around the corner, we know many teachers and SLPs are eager to bring in some fall-themed books into their classrooms and therapy sessions. However, not every fall-themed book is going to give you the content you need to work on a student’s specific goals. That’s why during our deep dive episodes, we like to select books that are fun and engaging while also having relevant speech and language goals and key concepts to use with your students. So, during this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into The Golden Acorn by Katie Hudson and sharing why we’re pulling this book off our shelf.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Golden Acorn by Katie Hudson
• Fall Book Companions for Speech Therapy
• Speech Therapy Book Cheat Sheets
• Narrative Key Teaching Points - Seasonal
• Book Search - Fall
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/deep-dive-into-the-golden-acorn

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A common theme that many teachers use at some point during the school year is a farm theme. With the opportunity to talk about animals, farm life, work responsibilities, and so much more, this theme provides students with elements of fun and learning. Children’s authors also love writing about farm life and farm animals, which can be used to teach students about a new way of living while incorporating their favorite farm animals. However, not all farm-themed books are great for speech therapy. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite farm-themed picture books and ways to use them during your speech therapy sessions.

Resources Mentioned:

• Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley
• Hogwash! by Karma Wilson
• The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
• A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson
• Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
• Book Search - Farm Theme
• Amazon Books - Farm Theme
• Farm and Pond - Cheat Sheet Book Companions
• Click, Clack, Moo - Book Companion
• Episode 41, Using the Little Blue Truck Series in Speech Therapy
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/favorite-farm-themed-picture-books

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We love it when we can find a series by a specific author that meets all of our key concepts, speech sounds, and language goals to use with our students during speech therapy sessions. And one series we can’t stop using with our students is Wendi Silvano’s Turkey series. One of the things we enjoy most about this series is that all of her books are written with a different focused theme so that you can use them throughout the school year. In today’s episode, we’re diving into Wendi Silvano’s Turkey series and highlighting the different key concepts in each book and what they all have in common.

Resources Mentioned:

• Turkey Trouble Book Inventory
• Follow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy
• Write your review on Apple Podcasts!

For the full book list and resources, head to the show notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/turkey-series