Melissa Palmer is a Speech Language Therapist. She has worked for the Ministry of Education, Special Education in New Zealand from 2008-2013, with children aged primarily between 2 – 8 years of age. She also completed a diploma in children´s writing in 2009 studying under author Janice Marriott, through the New Zealand 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.
Polly the pig loves pink – but her friends do not. Can they work it out?
This picture book targets the /p/ sound, and is part of Speech Bubbles 1, a series of picture books that target specific speech sounds within the story.
The series can be used for children receiving speech therapy, for children who have a speech sound delay/disorder, or simply as an activity for children´s speech sound development and/or phonological awareness. They are ideal for use by parents, teachers or caregivers.
Bright pictures and a fun story create an engaging activity perfect for sound awareness.
Please see other titles in the series for stories targeting other speech sounds.
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
Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/carers, and teachers to provide sound awareness activities for children.
Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/carers, and teachers to provide sound awareness activities for children.
