Is your child working on a certain sound in speech therapy? One simple, effective, and proven way to increase speech therapy progress at home is by reading books together!
When reading together, take the opportunity to focus on your child’s speech through sound-loaded picture books. This is an engaging way to provide your child with multiple opportunities to hear and practice their sound.
Below is a list of some of my favorite sound-loaded picture books for common speech sounds your child may be working on!
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The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Bear on a Bike by Stella Blackstone
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks
Ah-Choo! By Margery Cuyler
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The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Big Frank’s Fire Truck by Leslie McGuire
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
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Go, Dog. Go! By P.D. Eastman
Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
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Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Keven Henkes
We’re Going on a Lion Hunt by Margery Cuyler
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
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The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
The Big Red Farm by Christianne Jones
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Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
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The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Thunder Cake by Partricia Polacco
Written by Katie Pasicznyuk M.S. CF-SLP